Retrospective Templates
A classic retrospective for reviewing the results of a sprint or stage of work. The team captures what worked well, w…
An action-oriented format that pushes the team toward concrete decisions rather than abstract discussion. Participant…
A simple, popular method for Scrum Masters and their teams that captures both the positive and the negative sides of …
A metaphorical exercise that turns reflection into a picture of the team's journey. The wind represents what moves th…
Mad, Sad, Glad helps a team explore how it felt about the past sprint before moving on to the next one. By naming wha…
A light, balanced format that keeps the conversation moving between the good, the bad and the forward-looking. The te…
A meeting format that minimizes wasted time and boosts engagement by letting participants build the agenda themselves…
The classic retrospective that laid the foundation for every method that followed. Built around four questions propos…
The Starfish gives the team five degrees of nuance instead of a simple good-or-bad split. Across keep doing, more of,…
Based on the fairy tale, this retrospective sorts the team's work by how sturdy it is. The house of straw stands for …
A fast, democratic way to prioritize when there are more topics or ideas than time to discuss them. Everyone gets a l…
The Speed Car pictures the team as a vehicle racing toward its goals. The engine is everything that makes the team go…
A quick emotional check-in that takes the team's temperature with just three faces. Participants sort their experienc…
A focused format for turning a pile of ideas into a clear plan of action. The team sorts proposals into low, medium a…
A themed retrospective that wraps familiar questions in the magic of Hogwarts. Felix Felicis collects the good things…
KALM frames improvement around the value the team's practices deliver. Participants decide what to keep because it wo…
Inspired by the famous tidying method, this retrospective asks the team to declutter the way it works. Practices that…
A themed retrospective that maps the team's reality onto a fantasy kingdom. The castle is what the team is great at, …
An emotionally honest format that gives feelings a clear place in the retrospective. Participants finish four sentenc…
A retrospective that opens with gratitude before getting down to business. Kudos lets the team recognize each other f…
