PM Agile Retrospective Facilitation Guide
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Create a sprint retrospective facilitation guide for [Team Name] Sprint [number].

Sprint details:
- Team: [name]
- Sprint: [number]
- Duration: [2 weeks]
- Facilitator: [PM/Scrum Master]
- Attendees: [team members]
- Duration: [60-90 minutes]

RETROSPECTIVE GUIDE

PRE-RETRO PREPARATION
- Review sprint metrics
- Gather velocity data
- Note any incidents or escalations
- Choose retrospective format
- Prepare virtual board if remote

FORMAT OPTIONS

FORMAT 1 — START STOP CONTINUE
Best for: Regular teams needing actionable output
- Start: What should we start doing?
- Stop: What should we stop doing?
- Continue: What is working well?

FORMAT 2 — FOUR Ls
Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed For
- Liked: What went well?
- Learned: What did we learn?
- Lacked: What was missing?
- Longed for: What do we wish we had?

FORMAT 3 — MAD SAD GLAD
Best for: Teams with tension needing emotional check-in
- Mad: What frustrated us?
- Sad: What disappointed us?
- Glad: What made us happy?

FACILITATION SCRIPT

OPENING (5 min)
"This is a safe space. Everything said stays in this room.
Our goal is to improve — not assign blame.
All perspectives are valid."

DATA REVIEW (10 min)
- Sprint goal: [achieved/not achieved]
- Velocity: [planned vs actual]
- Defects: [number found]
- Team capacity: [planned vs actual]

GATHER INPUT (20 min)
- Individual silent writing: [5 min]
- Share and cluster: [15 min]
- Dot vote on most important items

DISCUSS TOP ITEMS (20 min)
- Focus on top 3 voted items
- Root cause discussion
- No blame — systemic focus

ACTION ITEMS (15 min)
- 1-3 concrete improvements only
- Each has owner and due date
- Will review at next retro

CLOSING (5 min)
- Appreciation round
- One word to describe sprint
- Confirm action items

Source: https://promptzyo.com/prompt/pm-agile-retrospective-facilitation-guide