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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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 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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 hUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogImprovement actions, Team agreements
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RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
ProcessOperationsImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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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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Learning Review
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