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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 Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
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 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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.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
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter30-90 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team3-12Team members involved
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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