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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  DevOps Incident Command |  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. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | 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 | As needed | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | Team members involved | 4-15 | 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 | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | IncidentOperationsReliability | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |