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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Starfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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