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Criterion
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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 Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend45–75 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-15Team members involved3-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner List4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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