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| Criterion |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Architecture arc42 |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |