🎬 Behind the Scenes: Production Studio Retro
Lights, camera, agile! Step onto the set of our team’s production studio retrospective. Share what’s working, what needs to be cut, and which scenes deserve more takes as we craft a blockbuster project together! Let’s make our process the star of the show.
Template Columns
🎬 Take One: New Practices
Suggest new initiatives or techniques we should introduce for better team performance.
Base column: Start🛑 Cut! Unwanted Scenes
Highlight habits or blockers we should remove from our workflow for a smoother process.
Base column: Stop🔄 Encore: Keep Rolling
Identify strengths and routines that deserve a repeat performance next sprint.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Behind the Scenes: Production Studio Retro puts your team in the director’s chair to review what new practices to try, what blockers to cut, and what winning routines should take center stage.
When to use this template
This format is perfect after completing a major project milestone or at the end of a sprint with many moving parts, especially for creative, technical, or cross-functional teams.
How to facilitate
Set the stage by introducing the production studio theme and explaining each column for clarity.
Invite team members to add notes under Take One for fresh practices or ideas they think could improve future work.
Move to the Cut! column and ask the team to surface habits, blockers, or processes that should be left behind.
Shift focus to the Encore column and prompt everyone to recognize routines or strengths worth repeating.
Review each column together, grouping similar notes and discussing key points as a group.
Prioritize action items for both new practices to try and blockers to address, ensuring everyone knows next steps.
Close the retrospective by reflecting on the energy of the session and thanking the team for their candid input.
Pro Tips
Use the film theme to make the session fun—consider background music or themed icebreakers to help the team get creative.
Encourage everyone to back up suggestions with examples of real observations or outcomes, not just opinions.
Limit time for adding notes to keep the momentum lively and avoid overthinking.
Draw connections between what you want to cut and which new practices could replace them.
FAQ
How can I keep the team focused on actionable suggestions?
Guide discussions back to specifics—ask for concrete examples and use collaborative editing to refine vague statements into clear actions.
What if the team struggles to identify new practices?
Prompt with questions about recent challenges or admire successes from other teams to spark ideas for 'Take One.'
How should we handle disagreements about what to cut?
Facilitate with neutrality and encourage people to share reasonings, then vote or agree on experiments for the next sprint.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective