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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufendUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1Scrum Team1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineImprovement actions, Team agreementsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog