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Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
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
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
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Start Stop Continue
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Operations
Learning Review