🇺🇸🛡️ Captain America's Agile Mission
Assemble your super team! Like Captain America leading the Avengers, identify heroic efforts, missteps, and ongoing strategies to ensure your team's mission succeeds. Let's wield our shields of collaboration and defend agile excellence!
Template Columns
🦸♂️ Heroic Moves
Identify the positive actions and strategies the team should start adopting to strengthen their mission.
Base column: Start💥 Red Skull's Mistakes
Pinpoint the counterproductive practices or obstacles the team should stop to avoid derailing progress.
Base column: Stop🛡️ Shield Tactics
Discuss the reliable tactics the team should continue to champion for consistent success.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Captain America's Agile Mission retrospective helps teams reflect on positive efforts, address challenges, and reinforce successful strategies to align with agile goals.
When to use this template
Use this template when aiming to recognize team successes, identify areas for improvement, and solidify effective ongoing practices.
How to facilitate
Begin by welcoming the team and explaining the superhero-themed retrospective context to set a positive and spirited tone.
Create a safe and collaborative environment for discussing heroic moves, missteps, and key strategies.
Start with the column 'Heroic Moves,' where team members identify and celebrate actions or ideas that enhanced progress.
Move to 'Red Skull's Mistakes,' discussing struggles or obstacles the team faced and brainstorming solutions.
Finally, focus on 'Shield Tactics,' preserving and refining success strategies that should remain part of the team's operations.
Summarize the key points discussed under each section to align the team's focus moving forward.
Collaboratively decide on a few actionable takeaways from the retrospective.
Wrap up by thanking the team and offering a moment for personal reflection and input.
Pro Tips
Encourage team members to think of specific examples and outcomes for 'Heroic Moves' or 'Mistakes' to make the discussion more impactful.
Keep the discussion lighthearted yet focused by referencing the superhero theme to connect ideas.
Allow extra time if you sense a topic needs deeper exploration.
Use the 'Shield Tactics' to ensure consistency in successful practices.
In remote settings, consider using superhero-themed visuals to enhance engagement.
FAQ
What if my team is not familiar with superhero themes?
You can provide a brief explanation of Captain America and adapt the references for cultural relevance.
What if discussions become too focused on problems?
Redirect to the 'Heroic Moves' and 'Shield Tactics' to balance the conversation with positive highlights.
How can I ensure everyone participates?
Encourage each team member to contribute at least one point for each column, signaling inclusivity.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective