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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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