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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team Cognitive Load Assessment with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Cognitive Load Assessment
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
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.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-60 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
3-123-12Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Cognitive Load Profile, Action ListStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsImprovement actions, Team agreements
Tags1 shared
TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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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.
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4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
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Starfish Retrospective