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| Criterion |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Operations Learning Review |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 1-3 h | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | Scrum Team |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Improvement actions, Team agreements |
Tagsno overlap | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning |
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