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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
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team2-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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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 for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective