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Criterion
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.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 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.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-15Scrum Team4-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListImprovement actions, Team agreementsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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