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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 notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team11
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review