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| Criterion |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-45 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-3 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |
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