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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls 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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-123-20 ReviewerTeam members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
DecisionRolesGovernance
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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