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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 ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter10-20 min daily5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team11
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review