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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective | ![]() DevOps Blameless Postmortem | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |
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