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| Criterion |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 0.5-2 Tage | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 20-500+ | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | LearningOperationsImprovement |
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