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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45–75 min | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | Team members involved | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |