Kaizen
Japanese for "change for better" — the philosophy of continuous, incremental improvement.
Rooted in Toyota. Underpins all Agile frameworks' retrospective and improvement practices.
Across the Frameworks
Scrum
Informal: Not framework-defined but widely referenced
SAFe
Informal: Not framework-defined but widely referenced
LeSS
Informal: Not framework-defined but widely referenced
Nexus
Informal: Not framework-defined but widely referenced
Related Terms
Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.