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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 for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 TageUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
15-200Scrum Team4-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsImprovement actions, Team agreementsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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