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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
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Purposedifferent
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.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.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45–75 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Team members involved3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective