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Retrospectives That Work
For managers, scrum masters, and tech leads who want better team reflection without ritual for ritual’s sake.
A short series of retrospective formats you can actually run with a team when you want better discussion, clearer signals, and follow-through.
4 posts in this bundle
The Start Stop Continue Retrospective
A practical guide to the Start Stop Continue retrospective: when to use it, how to run it, and what it helps teams surface.
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- 1The Start Stop Continue Retrospective5 min read
A practical guide to the Start Stop Continue retrospective: when to use it, how to run it, and what it helps teams surface.
- 2Set Sail for Success: Why Your Team Needs to Try the Sailboat Retrospective4 min read
How to run the Sailboat retrospective to surface momentum, obstacles, and risks in a more visual team conversation.
- 3From Meh to Yeah: Mastering the Mad Sad Glad Retrospective4 min read
How to use the Mad Sad Glad retrospective to surface team emotions, patterns, and practical follow-up actions.
- 4Revolutionize Your Retrospectives with the Starfish Method5 min read
How to run the Starfish retrospective to examine what to start, stop, keep, do more of, and do less of.