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| Criterion |  Operations After-Action Review |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Scrum Team | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | LearningOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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