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Selected:Sprint RetrospectiveStrategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningArchitecture Decision Record
| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective | ![]() Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | CadenceGovernanceExecution | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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