Retrospective-Only Model (Old Era): PRINCIPLE 8 - Continual Daily Optimization

Optimizations are discovered, discussed, and approved at a ceremony every two weeks Optimizations are identified, shared, and implemented the day after they are discovered. The team repeats an inefficiency for 10–14 days before it is addressed The inefficiency is corrected by the next workday. A better prompt discovered on Day 2 of a sprint is not shared until Day 14 A better prompt discovered in the morning is in team use by the next day. Tool preference comparisons wait for the next retrospective to be socialized Tool findings are shared in the team channel immediately, with context and examples Retrospectives carry a heavy backlog of pending improvements Retrospectives are a review of already-implemented optimizations—lighter, faster, more valuable Knowledge silos form between retrospective windows Knowledge flows continuously—the team learns together in real time