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| Criterion |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 15-45 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 1-3 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance |
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