Max Schuster
Max Schuster

3 Exciting Sprint Retrospectives Templates Free

Are you looking for “Sprint Retrospective Templates Free”? Look no further, because you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I’ll give you some examples of sprint retrospectives that you can use for your next retrospective:

Sprint Retrospectives Templates Free

1. The Sailboat Retrospective ⛵️:

First, let’s use a metaphor, in this case the sailboat, to make the retrospective interesting. Think of your team or your last sprint as a sailboat.

Open Feedback Questions

⚓️ Your anchor: What holds us back?

🦈🧊 Your shark/iceberg: Which dangers or obstacles approach us?

💨 Your tailwind: What drives us forward?

🏝💰 Your paradise: What achievement or milestones are we working towards?

Sprint Retrospectives Templates Free

2. DAKI (Drop Add Keep Improve) Retrospective ✂️:

As you can see, “DAKI” stands for the four English expressions “Drop, Add, Keep, Improve” - these are the four questions asked in this particular retrospective format. Retrospectives with more than the three standard questions are often a bit longer, but can provide some fascinating insights into the previous sprint due to the perspective they offer. ( You can find a detailed article about the DAKI retrospective here ).

Open Feedback Questions

Drop: What should we drop?

Add: What should we add?

Keep: What should we keep?

Improve: What should we improve?

Sprint Retrospectives Templates Free

3. The Starfish Sprint Retrospective ⭐️:

The starfish sprint retrospective is a very visually appealing one. Five questions are asked, which are best arranged in starfish-shaped columns. With 5 questions, the starfish sprint retrospective often takes even a little longer than the DAKI retrospective. - Ideal for smaller teams:

Open Feedback Questions

Keep: [Optional: Looking at the last sprint / weeks] What should we keep?

Stop: What should we stop doing?

Start: What should we start doing?

More: What should we do more of?

Less: What should we do less of?

Conclusion - 3 Exciting Sprint Retrospective Templates Free

If you want, you can take a screenshot of these retrospectives and use them for your own team or just try Echometer to create your next retrospective in minutes. In both cases it’s free for you.

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