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Criterion
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-124-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Starfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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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
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid