Loop 05

Retrospective

Becoming Better Together

Retrospectives are how teams get better at how they work. When they become a routine, improvement stops. This Loop helps teams reflect honestly, look beyond symptoms and run experiments that actually stick.

60 minScrum teams, Scrum Masters and team leads who want retrospectives that lead to real change.

Learning objective

Understand how retrospectives create continuous improvement through reflection and experimentation.

Scrum in Practice

All loops in this package

The Loop

01 — Connection

In small groups, share: "When was the last time a retrospective led to a change that stuck?" Look for patterns across the room.

02 — Concept

Short input on the purpose of the retrospective, psychological safety, distinguishing observations from interpretations, and what makes an improvement experiment vs an action item.

03 — Concrete practice

Teams run a full retrospective on the prepared sprint summary, ending with one concrete improvement experiment they would commit to.

04 — Conclusion

Each participant defines how they will help the experiment succeed in the next sprint, and how the team will inspect it at the next retrospective.

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