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| Criterion |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Agile 4Ls 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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 5-15 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 2-8 | 1-5 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupValidationCompetition | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |