20+ Retrospective ideas for Agile teams

Start, Stop, Continue

Think about actions and behaviors your team is currently practising, or wish you were doing more. Add them in the related columns.

😡 😢 😃

Mad, Sad, Glad

Standard Hard 8

Think about what makes you mad, sad, and glad when you are working as a team. Write them down in the related columns.

👍 👎

Went well, didn't go well

Standard Easy 9

Think about your previous sprint. Write about things that worked or didn't work well. Add the items in the related columns.

L L L L

The 4L's

Standard Medium 8

Share notes regarding actions and behaviors of the previous period. What did you like? What did you learn? What is missing? And what you wish was there?

🐷 🐷 🐷

The Three Little Pigs

Playful Medium 6

In the analogy of the three little pigs story, think of team actions and behaviors that strenghten the team, need improvement, and are weakening the team.

💥 🚀

Space Rocket

Playful Medium 5

If the team is a space rocket, what boosts us for a launch, and what malfunctions keeps us grounded.

🐍 🪜

Snakes and Ladders

Playful Medium 3

If our team has been playing Snakes and Ladders, which actions and behaviors act as ladders moving us forward? What are the snakes holding us down?

S W O T

SWOT Analysis

Standard Hard 3

A strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities, threats exercise for our team. Think about what we do as a team and add notes in the related areas.

H C

Hopes and Concerns

Futurespective Medium 1

Looking into the future, what are you hoping for our team to work on? What are your concerns for the future direction of our team?

✍️ 🤝 🤘

Perfect day in the future

Futurespective Medium 1

Imagine that everything holding us back is magically disappeared! What would a perfect day working with the team would look like?

💪 🤖 👾 🤝

Superheroes

Playful Medium 1

Imagine we are a league of superheroes and we fight to change the world! Let's write down our unique superpowers, that combined together, contribute to the strength of our league.

⚔️ 📖 ⛰️ 🏆

Hero's Journey

Playful Medium 4

This is roleplaying time! Imagine the work that we are talking about as an adventure! What role each one have, what tools and people support us, what is in the cavern, and what is the final treasure?

🥳 🧹 ♻️

Marie Kondo

Playful Medium 5

Inspired by Marie Kondo's KonMari method, think about actions and behaviors that bring joy to the team, that we should throw away, and that we should improve through recycling.

🙏 🎯 🏆 💥

Success Criteria

Futurespective Medium 1

With this new cycle starting, think about what we intend to implement, our target outcomes, what would success look like, and any indicators that we are failing.

🏆 🤝 👍 🙏

Winning Streak

Standard Easy 3

In this session, let's acknowledge what we did well as a team!

🌤 🎒 🪨 ⛳️

Mountain Hiking

Playful Medium 3

Imagine that our team is hiking up a mountain. The mountain represents our current and upcoming work. How are we feeling about it, what's helping us upward, what's blocking us, and what are important...

☕

Sip of Lean Coffee

Standard Easy 2

☕ this is a relaxed Lean Coffee session. Let's all write down topics we want to discuss, and vote on the most important ones to start talking about.

1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣

🏀 Play ball!

Playful Medium 2

If we were a basketball team, what are some behaviors and actions that are easy to do (free-throws), that are moderate (two-pointers), and tough ones (three-pointers). Play ball!

🤖 ⚙️ 🤔 🚀

Tiny Retrospective

Futurespective Easy 5

Think about small improvements that can benefit the team. Add your notes on improvements as Technical, Process, Other, or Big Ideas if something big comes to mind.

🎅 🦌 🧌

Santa Claus is coming!

Playful Seasonal Medium 1

Consider your team as kids waiting Santa's gifts for the next year. What do you wish for? Who would help Santa into bringing you these gifts? What are some blockers into getting your dream gifts?

😠 😃

Santa's list 📜

Playful Seasonal Easy 1

Consider Santa Claus evaluating your efforts of the year to go. Organize your team's past year efforts in two lists; things and behaviours you should stop, and ones you should keep doing.

🧙 🧑‍🦱 🧚

Christmas spirits

360 Playful Seasonal Hard 1

The team is Scrooge from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. Write down what each visiting spirit would share about the team's past, current, and future state.

🥇 🥈 🏃‍♂️ 🙌

Olympic Games

Playful Hard 1

Reflect on the sprint by awarding medals: Gold for big wins, Silver for near-misses, Hurdles for obstacles, and Team Spirit for moments of great collaboration.

👌 🤦‍♂️ 🤯

Happy, Rant, Change

Playful Medium 2

Reflect on the sprint by discussing what made you happy, venting frustrations, and suggesting one change to trial in the next sprint.

🔧 🤝

Fix and Keep

Standard Easy 1

Reflect on the sprint by discussing what actions or behaviors the team should fix or start doing and what teamwork practices should be preserved.

D A K I

DAKI

Standard Focus Hard 1

Evaluate what practices to discontinue, what new practices to introduce, what to maintain, and how to enhance existing processes.

🔍 ⚠️ 🎉

Focus, Concerns, Excitement

Focus Medium 1

Reflect by discussing areas needing immediate focus, concerns causing stress, and things that are exciting or inspiring the team.

🏆 🤝 🔁

Wins, Teamwork, Repetition

Standard Futurespective Medium 2

Reflect on the sprint by identifying big wins, teamwork procedures that helped, and discussing ways to maintain continued success.

🏅 ⚡ 🐕‍🦺

Quarterly Highlights and Risks

Quarterly Hard 2

Reflect on the past quarter by discussing the team's biggest wins, obstacles faced, and any risks or issues that didn't significantly impact commitments.

🔍 🎯 🏆 ⚠️