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Team Retrospective Template

Team retro: previous follow-ups, what worked, what didn't, learnings, and action items.

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What's inside

Field

Details

Team

Period

Month / quarter / project

Date

Facilitator

Previous Action Items

Action

Owner

Status

Outcome

Action from last retro

Done

What changed

Not Done

Why not, carry forward?

What Went Well

  • Something that worked and should continue

  • Process, habit, or collaboration that helped

  • Risk caught early

What Didn't Go Well

  • Something that caused frustration or slowed the team

  • Process that felt like overhead

  • Miscommunication or unclear ownership

What We Learned

  • Insight worth carrying forward

  • Something we'd do differently next time

Action Items

2-3 concrete improvements. More than that and nothing gets done.

Action

Owner

Due

Specific improvement

One person

Shoutouts

  • Name — what they did and why it mattered

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