11. Sprint retrospective template
Use this to make the team admit what actually happened.
Sprint Retrospective
1. What improved?
- [Improvement 1]
- [Improvement 2]
- [Improvement 3]
2. What degraded?
- [Degradation 1]
- [Degradation 2]
- [Degradation 3]
3. Where did we lose intent?
Examples where work drifted from the original purpose:
- [Example 1]
- [Example 2]
Root cause:
- [Cause]
4. Where did AI help?
AI created value in:
- [Use case 1]
- [Use case 2]
Evidence:
- [Evidence]
5. Where did AI create damage or noise?
AI created problems in:
- [Ticket quality]
- [Code quality]
- [Review quality]
- [Documentation accuracy]
- [Research accuracy]
- [Juniors losing understanding]
- [Other]
Specific example:
[Example]
6. What did we fail to verify?
- [Unverified thing 1]
- [Unverified thing 2]
- [Unverified thing 3]
7. What rule do we need?
New or updated team agreement:
[Write the rule.]
8. One concrete improvement for next sprint
Action:
[Action]
Owner:
[Name]
Deadline:
[Date]
Success measure:
[Metric or observable result]