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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | 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 sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | Scrum Team |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Improvement actions, Team agreements |
Tagsno overlap | CadenceGovernanceExecution | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning |
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