Team Retrospective Template

1. Setting the Stage

Retrospective Guidelines

  • This is a safe space for open dialogue
  • Focus on learning and improvement
  • No blame, seek understanding
  • Everyone's voice matters
  • Be specific and actionable

Quick Team Pulse

  • Team Energy Level: 1-5
  • Sprint Satisfaction: 1-5
  • Team Morale: 1-5

2. Data Gathering

Sprint Metrics

  • Velocity: Number
  • Completed Stories: Number
  • Bugs Found/Fixed: Number
  • Customer Feedback: Summary

Team Health Metrics

  • Communication effectiveness: 1-5
  • Collaboration quality: 1-5
  • Technical debt management: 1-5

3. Insights Generation

What Went Well 🌟

  1. Success point
    • Why it worked:
    • How to replicate:
  2. Success point
    • Why it worked:
    • How to replicate:

Areas for Improvement 🔨

  1. Challenge area
    • Root cause:
    • Impact:
    • Improvement ideas:
  2. Challenge area
    • Root cause:
    • Impact:
    • Improvement ideas:

New Ideas & Innovations 💡

  1. Idea
    • Potential benefit:
    • Implementation approach:
  2. Idea
    • Potential benefit:
    • Implementation approach:

4. Action Planning

Immediate Actions

Action ItemOwnerDue DateSuccess Metric

Longer-term Improvements

InitiativeChampionTimelineExpected Impact

5. Team Learnings

Key Takeaways

  1. Learning 1
  2. Learning 2
  3. Learning 3

Process Adjustments

  • What to start doing:
    • New practice
  • What to stop doing:
    • Practice to eliminate
  • What to continue doing:
    • Practice to maintain

6. Recognition & Appreciation

Team Shoutouts

  • @member: Specific contribution
  • @member: Specific contribution

Team Achievements

  1. Achievement 1
  2. Achievement 2

7. Follow-up Plan

Monitoring Progress

  • Review frequency: Weekly/Bi-weekly
  • Check-in method: Meeting/Tool
  • Success indicators: Metrics

Communication Plan

  • How we'll share outcomes:
  • Who needs to know:
  • Follow-up responsibility:

Notes

  • Document to be updated within 24 hours of retrospective
  • Share action items in team channel
  • Schedule follow-up review