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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | LearningOperationsImprovement | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |