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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 45-90 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-12 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |
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