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Criterion
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 Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
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.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team3-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures
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RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
FlowMeasurementConstraints
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
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
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review