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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 Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter20-60 min20-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team13-124-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesLessons learned, Action items, Event summarySailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
LearningOperationsImprovement
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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