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| Criterion |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Operations Weekly Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 20-45 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 3-12 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | LearningOperationsImprovement | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | ProductivityExecutionPlanning |