Retrospective template

Overview

Template to support review and discussion for what happened in a product release, project, or any other activities by doing a retrospective.

For every project, events, or development, we ought to look back and review how is it running so far to improve ourselves to be better. Not just that, this is also to make sure that what needs to be worked on is going as planned. Use this Retrospective template to record and discuss any points that held down the project and how to make it better.

How to use the Retrospective template

Step 1 - The participants

Before we started, we need to provide whose retrospective is this by stating the team and its participants. You also need to specify the date so they could check whether there is any change after the date of the retrospective is conducted and the possible need for another retrospective.

Step 2 - The background

To know what is the retrospective about, we need to

specify the background why is it needed to have one
provide a brief summary of what is the retrospective for, such as; a project or a development plan and why is it needed
outline what will be the general result of the retrospective?

Step 3 - The good and the bad

At the Retrospective section, we jump down to the business

talk with the team and its participants
what has been doing good so far
what should be kept for the entire project or development plan
what has been hindering the plan that ought to be stopped?

List these in the provided table so the team can always refer to it back to help further decisions and planning.

Step 4 - Let's work it out

With the list now created in the Retrospective section, to actually stop what has been not working or continue what is good is not a simple thing.

Template supports discussion of any actions and what kind of actions that can help what is listed in the Retrospective. These are listed in the Action items section and can be quantified as to impact on current progress and further work.

Ingredients

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Code

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