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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
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
Purposedifferent
For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h Analyse, laufend45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review