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Establish practice

Define cadence, owner, participation, and success signals for a recurring team practice.

Practice CharterweeklyOperating practice

Establish the practice

Define cadence, owner, participation, and success signals so the method works as a recurring team practice.

Derived automatically

Variant for Operating practice. The plan is derived from method form, method steps, and runsheet.

Runsheet
Cadence logic
Rhythm before scope

An operating practice works through repetition. The cadence should be small enough to hold reliably.

Iteration flow
One run, reusable each time

The steps describe one repetition and are adjusted after review.

  1. 1

    Section 1: Model and scenario

    15 min

    Explain the eight stages, one example sentence per stage. Introduce the scenario: a concrete situation from the last sprint or quarter with a measurable consequence.

    OwnerExamples from the lead person's own behavior increase safety. Staying abstract signals that reflection is only for others.
  2. 2

    Section 2: Silent self-positioning

    10 min

    Each person notes privately which stage they were on in the scenario. Add two sentences about the trigger for that stage.

    TeamDo not share in plenary, otherwise consensus drift sets in. Force written commitment before verbal exchange.
  3. 3

    Section 3: Pair exchange

    15 min

    Form pairs, spend 5 min on your own position, then 2 min of questions. No evaluation, only questions for understanding.

    TeamIf a pair slips into justification, the facilitator interrupts and reminds the group of the question-first stance. Evaluation blocks honesty.
  4. 4

    Section 4: Identify conditions

    20 min

    Plenary: what enables a higher stage (information access, decision authority, clear expectations)? What blocks it (culture, punishment for mistakes, missing mandate)?

    TeamIf blockers are always located elsewhere, that itself is a lower stage. The facilitator mirrors this calmly.
  5. 5

    Section 5: Agreements

    15 min

    Formulate one concrete agreement per person: which behavior from when with which owner. Optional additional team agreement.

    TeamAgreements without time frame and observability are wish statements. Each agreement needs at least one follow-up in the next retro.
Usable artifact

Practice Charter

Copyable charter with purpose, cadence, owner, participation, flow, success signals, and review.

practice-charter.md

Practice Charter: Accountability Ladder

Purpose

The method helps clarify workflow, data, causes, and improvements in a concrete way. It identifies patterns, causes, bottlenecks, or constraints and turns them into actions. The result is captured as Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, and Coaching Notes.

Cadence

weekly

Owner and Participation

  • Owner: open
  • Participants: 1-8
  • Mode: synchronous

Flow per Iteration

  1. Section 1: Model and scenario (15 min) Explain the eight stages, one example sentence per stage. Introduce the scenario: a concrete situation from the last sprint or quarter with a measurable consequence.
  2. Section 2: Silent self-positioning (10 min) Each person notes privately which stage they were on in the scenario. Add two sentences about the trigger for that stage.
  3. Section 3: Pair exchange (15 min) Form pairs, spend 5 min on your own position, then 2 min of questions. No evaluation, only questions for understanding.
  4. Section 4: Identify conditions (20 min) Plenary: what enables a higher stage (information access, decision authority, clear expectations)? What blocks it (culture, punishment for mistakes, missing mandate)?
  5. Section 5: Agreements (15 min) Formulate one concrete agreement per person: which behavior from when with which owner. Optional additional team agreement.

Success Signals

Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes

Review

4 weeks