Tom Abrahams

This template was originally made by The Virtual Agile Coach.

Start, stop, continue, more, less The start, stop, continue, more, less retrospective format can be used on two ways: Focus on the last sprint Focus on the team’s way of working in general, or over a longer period of time This format allows the team to think about what is going well, the things that

What went well, challenges, what did we learn and want to learn This retrospective format is designed to have a look at both the good and challenging things from the last sprint, and also look at continuous learning: what did the team learn last sprint, and what are things that we would like to learn

The 4H’s retrospective The 4H’s retrospective is a great retrospective to do at the end of a sprint with your team. It looks at both the positive things as the challenges the team is currently facing, and how the team can help each other in these challenges. The 4H’s also includes looking at the future,

The Project or Release retrospective This retrospecitve format is designed to do at the end of a project or release. You can also use this format at the end of a sprint, if you like. In this specific example, the retrospective was designed for a project called “Mollie”, which you will also see in the

The New Year’s resolutions retrospective This retrospecitve format is designed for the last retrospective of the year with your team. This is a good time to look back on the previous year (retrospective) while also looking forward (futurespective) at what’s to come in the new year. The Icebreaker The suggested icebreaker for this format is

The halloween retrospective… This retrospecitve format is designed for halloween. Take your team along on a scary journey… The Icebreaker To get everybody ready for the halloween retrospective, ask each participant to share an image of what they are most scared of. This can be anything. You might be surprised of the things that your

Format: The 5 WHYs The Icebreaker The retrospective format After the icebreaker, we can go to the “5 WHYs” exercise. The exercises goes as following: Ask every team member to write down 1 item that is not going so well, or can be improved. Often when you are using the “5WHYs” format, you already have

Format: Like, Dislike and Wish The Like, Dislike and Wish is a simple format to reflect on the positives and struggles from the last sprint, and to identify things that are missing for the team. The Icebreaker The icebreaker for this retrospective is the ESVP. How do people feel while participating in this retrospective?:  “Explorer

Format: Like, Dislike and Wish The Like, Dislike and Wish is a simple format to reflect on the positives and struggles from the last sprint, and to identify things that are missing for the team. The Icebreaker The icebreaker for this retrospective is intended to be a quick and fun one: ask everybody to share