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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 Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
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.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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
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Timedifferent
Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorterInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews30 min Setup, dann laufend45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
Scrum Team5-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneTeam members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Improvement actions, Team agreementsExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogRAID Log, Status Report Source4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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