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Criterion
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min45-90 min30-60 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
2-82-63-12Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsImprovement actions, Team agreements
Tagsno overlap
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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