Ship/Sink

Retrospective
Template

Overview

A simple retrospective template to reflect on what went well, areas for improvement, puzzles, and action items. Promotes continuous team improvement.

How to Apply

Customization Tips

Add "Puzzles" for uncertainties; use retro for remote teams.

Example Filled Version

What Went Well: Smooth deployment. Areas for Improvement: Testing delays. Puzzles: Why did user engagement drop? Action Items: John to investigate engagement (by Friday).

Common Pitfalls

Avoid blame; focus on processes. Don't skip action items or follow-up.

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Psychological Safety Principle

Source

Inspired by Agile retrospectives from Scrum methodology.

Interactive Template Tool

Interactive Retrospective Builder

Add items to each category with priority (1-10). Click Summarize to see pie chart of categories.

Went Well

    Improvement

      Puzzles

        Actions