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Criterion
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min45-90 min45–75 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-10Team members involved3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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