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| Criterion | ![]() DevOps ChatOps | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 45-90 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | Scrum Team | 4-12 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |



