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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
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
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 for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min45–75 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10Team members involved1-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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