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Criterion
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Operations
Learning Review
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Operations
Accountability Ladder
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
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.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h20-45 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
3-101-8Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesImprovement actions, Team agreements
Tagsno overlap
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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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.
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4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
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After-Action Review
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Sailboat Retrospective
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Starfish Retrospective