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| Criterion |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 45–75 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Team members involved | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |
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