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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Agile 4Ls Retrospective | ![]() Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 45–75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | Team members involved | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |



