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| Criterion |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 45–75 min | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Team members involved | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |