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Criterion
Paper illustration of Product Kata with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Product Kata
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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 team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Wochen je Loop30-90 min45–75 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-12Team members involved3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning reportAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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