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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 of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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Decision Making
RAPID
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-20 Reviewer3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernance
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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
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Agile
Sailboat Retrospective