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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-20 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
3-82-8Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsImprovement actions, Team agreements
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
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 review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique