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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
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
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.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.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend45–75 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus StakeholderTeam members involved3-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team API Document4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
ChangeDecisionStrategy
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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