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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Operations After-Action Review |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | LearningOperationsImprovement | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |