methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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
Purposedifferent
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 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.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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter20-45 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10Scrum Team1-8Team members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsImprovement actions, Team agreementsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
Add more methods