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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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 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 | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |