Facilitated by Ami T.

A good retrospective changes how a team works. A bad one is just a meeting.

Welcome to Retrospective Facilitation:

Retrospectives are the heartbeat of continuous improvement in Agile. But too many teams run the same format every sprint and wonder why nothing changes. This session teaches you how to facilitate retros that surface real issues, generate actionable outcomes, and leave the team feeling energized — not drained.

What We’ll Cover:

• The purpose of a retrospective and the 5-stage format (Set the Stage, Gather Data, Generate Insights, Decide What to Do, Close)
•  6 retrospective formats with step-by-step facilitation guides:
  •  Start / Stop / Continue
  • 4Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For)
  • Mad / Sad / Glad
  • Sailboat
  • 5 Whys
  • Timeline Retrospective
• How to choose the right format for your team’s current needs
• Creating psychological safety so people actually speak up
• Turning retro feedback into real action items with owners and due dates
• Following up: how to check in on action items without being annoying
• What to do when your team is disengaged or cynical about retros

Common Facilitation Challenges:

• The same 2 people dominate every retro
• The team only talks about process, never people or relationships
• Action items never get done
• Remote teams where silence is the default
• Teams that say “everything is fine” every sprint

Benefits of Attending This Session:

Participants will leave with a toolkit of retrospective formats, a facilitation guide they can use immediately, and practical strategies for making their retros the most valuable 60 minutes of the sprint.