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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Learning Review | ![]() Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue | ![]() Agile Sailboat 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. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | 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. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |



