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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |