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Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45–75 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneTeam members involved2-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report Source4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Learning Review
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue