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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 of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish 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.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter30-60 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team3-1215-2004-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
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