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| Criterion |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Team Design Team Cognitive Load Assessment |  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. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | When a team juggles too many domains, systems, or handoffs, it measures mental overload as an organizational problem. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a cognitive-load profile and action list. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 60-90 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-15 | 3-12 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Cognitive Load Profile, Action List | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tags1 shared | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |