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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45–75 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | Team members involved | Scrum Team | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |