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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations After-Action Review |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 20-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | LearningOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |
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