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Selected:Sailboat RetrospectiveArchitecture Communication CanvasSprint RetrospectiveStart Stop Continue
| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | Scrum Team | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |



