🏃♂️🏃♀️ Chicago Marathon Sprint
Lace up! We're running through our project marathon. Share your highlights, hurdles, and strategies to improve our pace and finish strong. Let's cross the finish line as a cohesive and agile team!
Template Columns
🏅 Winning Strides
Highlight the successful steps and breakthroughs in our marathon sprint.
Base column: What Went Well💨 Windy City Challenges
Discuss the obstacles and tough climbs we faced during our marathon journey.
Base column: What Went Wrong🚦 Next Lap Strategies
Propose ideas and improvements for smoother and faster future sprints.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The 'Chicago Marathon Sprint' retrospective reflects on team achievements, challenges, and strategies to improve through a marathon-inspired format.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective after a challenging sprint to evaluate teamwork, endurance, and efficiency.
How to facilitate
Set the stage by explaining the marathon metaphor where the project sprint represents a marathon, emphasizing the team’s effort and collaboration.
Invite the team to share their contributions to the '🏅 Winning Strides' column, celebrating what made this sprint successful.
Discuss the '💨 Windy City Challenges' column to explore obstacles faced and how they were navigated.
Brainstorm on the '🚦 Next Lap Strategies' column to uncover actionable improvements for future sprints.
Review the collected insights together to prioritize key takeaways and assign action points for improvement.
Close the session by summarizing the outcomes and appreciating the team's effort through creative reflections using the marathon theme.
Pro Tips
Encourage team members to reflect on both individual and collective achievements for a holistic view.
Use a timer for each phase to maintain focus and stick to the schedule.
Leverage the 'Chicago Marathon' theme with relevant imagery or wording to create an engaging atmosphere.
Prepare prompts or examples to help kickstart the discussions if the team is hesitant.
Ensure a balance between celebrating successes and addressing challenges for a constructive discussion.
FAQ
How can I ensure balanced participation from the team?
Set clear expectations at the start and encourage quieter members to share by asking open-ended questions.
What if the team focuses too much on challenges and not enough on solutions?
Gently guide the discussion towards actionable ideas after identifying challenges.
How do I adapt this for a smaller team?
Spend more time on each column for a deeper discussion as all voices can be easily heard.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
Tags
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Use this template to run your next retrospective