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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.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.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.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 TageUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter20-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
15-200Scrum Team3-123-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsImprovement actions, Team agreementsLessons learned, Action items, Event summaryLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions
Tags1 shared
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
LearningOperationsImprovement
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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