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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45–75 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Team members involved | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | Root causeSafetyIncident | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |