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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Cognitive Load Assessment |  Operations Process Mapping |  Operations Learning Review |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team juggles too many domains, systems, or handoffs, it measures mental overload as an organizational problem. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a cognitive-load profile and action list. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cognitive Load Profile, Action List | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis | ProcessOperationsImprovement | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |