5+ Most Popular Christmas Retrospective Ideas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for retrospectives! Here’s how to make your next retrospective a Christmas party—and get everyone on your agile team in the holiday spirit. It’s not too early to start thinking about christmas retrospective ideas! We’ve got some great ways to make the holidays a little brighter for your team.
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End of the year retro
End of year Team Retro focused with holiday themes- So, if you could summarise your sprint in a single inspirational quote, what would it be?- What are some cool presents you received during this sprint? 🎁 Things that went well, cool features you’re proud of,- What are some presents that were… unexpected? 😕 Things that were less fun, or took longer that you wanted,- Your great aunt just gave you an envelope full of cash, what are you going to spend this money on during next sprint? 💌 Exciting things that are coming up!- Uh-oh, there’s a cat waiting to jump on your beautiful Xmas lights! 😼 What are some bad things that could happen during next sprint?- Now that you’ve seen what the previous sprint is made of, write a letter to Santa, expressing a wish. Santa can fix any problem, so what do you wish for? The next morning, your wish is granted! How can you tell? What’s different?- Write a Kudo card to someone picked randomly in your team!- New Year’s Resolution After Christmas, New Year’s Eve is the next big thing! Close your retrospective by asking yourselves: think about this year for a bit, and decide 3 personal actions for next year (what should you start doing, continue doing, and stop doing?) - 0 uses
Festive Christmas End Of Year Retro
Team to add cards in each column before the meeting, at the start of the meeting team will vote on the cards. Cards then discussed in order of the most votes first.- Let's Raise a Glass To....Recognise good work and achievements- All I want for Christmas is?What would make this project easier for you?- New Years Resolutions...What should we do differently next year? - 0 uses
Christmas Retro
The Christmas Retrospective has three components, based on Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future.- Christmas PastReflect on things you think could have been different- Christmas PresentReflect on the things that are working great and appreciation for colleagues- Christmas FutureReflect on things you want to have in the future- Christmas FoodieShare your favorite christmas food - 0 uses
Ghosts of Christmas
This template is perfect for a sprint or end of year retro. It also works well as a end or project post mortem tool- Ghost of Christmas PastWhat learnings did you have? Any regrets or things to avoid going forward??- Ghost of Christmas PresentWhat are you grateful for? What are you proud to have accomplished?- Ghost of Christmas FutureWhat do you wish for in the future? - 0 uses
The Grinch
This is a great retro for anyone familiar with the Grinch (book, movie or cartoon) and perfect around the holidays. The columns are fairly self explanatory.- Roast BeastWhat fueled this sprint?- The GrinchWhat would you not touch with a 39.5 foot pole?- Cindy LouWhat new ideas should we consider?- MaxWho was supportive and helpful no matter what?
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