Retrospective guides
Practical, no-fluff guides for Scrum Masters, team leads and anyone facilitating a retro.
How to run a sprint retrospective
A sprint retrospective is the Scrum event where the team looks back at the last sprint and decides what to change. Run it in five steps: set the stage, gather data, generate insights, decide what to do, and close. Leave with one to three owned actions, and check them at the next retro.
Read the guideRetrospective questions for Scrum and agile teams
Good retrospective questions are open, specific to the period you're reviewing, and about the system rather than individuals. Use one or two questions per part of the retro: an opener, questions to gather data, questions to find causes, and a question that leads to an action.
Read the guideScrum retrospective agenda templates
A good retrospective agenda follows five steps: set the stage, gather data, generate insights, decide what to do and close. Below are timed agendas for 30, 60 and 90 minutes that you can copy, plus a checklist for the facilitator.
Read the guide
Looking for a format? Browse the retrospective templates.