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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45–75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1 | Team members involved | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |