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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
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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 OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter1-4 Wochen45–75 min15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team6-30 ExpertenTeam members involved1-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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