🎉🥂 Celebration Sprint
Raise the curtain on our project’s party—cheer the wins, learn from the hiccups, and keep the momentum dancing forward!
Template Columns
🚀🎈 Launch Confetti
Spot fresh ideas and actions that will spark our next celebration.
Base column: Start🛑🎉 Pause the Party
Identify practices that dampen the fun and should be halted.
Base column: Stop✅🥳 Keep the Celebration Going
Highlight successes and habits that keep the energy high.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A fun, high‑energy sprint retrospective that celebrates wins, stops unproductive habits, and reinforces what’s working.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants to boost morale after a successful sprint or milestone and reflect on what made the work enjoyable.
How to facilitate
Welcome the team, explain that this Celebration Sprint will surface what to launch, pause, and keep for the next sprint.
Give each participant 5 minutes to add sticky notes silently to the three columns on the virtual board, focusing on concrete examples.
Group similar notes together in each column and briefly read them aloud to ensure shared understanding.
Facilitate a discussion: for Launch Confetti decide actionable experiments, for Pause the Party agree on practices to stop, and for Keep the Celebration Going identify habits to reinforce.
Vote on the top two items per column, assign owners, record them in the action tracker, and close with a quick round of appreciation.
Pro Tips
Set a timer for each phase to maintain energy and keep the session within the planned duration.
Encourage participants to share specific stories or metrics rather than vague praise to make insights actionable.
Capture decisions instantly on a shared document so remote team members can refer back without delay.
FAQ
What if the team feels the retrospective is too light‑hearted?
Balance fun with focus by pairing each celebration item with a concrete next step, ensuring the session drives improvement as well as morale.
How can we prevent dominant voices from steering the conversation?
Start with silent sticky‑note brainstorming and then use a round‑robin or timed sharing so everyone contributes equally.
What should we do if there are no items for ‘Pause the Party’?
Acknowledge the smooth flow, but still discuss how to maintain those conditions and consider preventive measures for future sprints.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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