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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |