☕️🍩 Coffee Shop Retro
Step into our virtual café, sip ideas, and brew improvements as we reflect on the sprint’s blend of successes and challenges.
Template Columns
🚀☕️ Start Brewing
Identify fresh practices to kick off our sprint, like new brews and rituals.
Base column: Start🛑☕️ Stop Stale Beans
Highlight habits that are holding us back, like over‑roasted processes.
Base column: Stop✅☕️ Keep the Aroma
Celebrate what’s working well and keep the positive momentum flowing.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A café‑themed retro where teams identify new practices to start, habits to stop, and strengths to keep, fostering a collaborative improvement brew.
When to use this template
Use when you want a light‑hearted, structured reflection that balances celebration with constructive change, especially after a sprint with mixed outcomes.
How to facilitate
Gather the team in the virtual coffee shop space and set the timer for the session
Explain the three columns: Start Brewing, Stop Stale Beans, Keep the Aroma
Ask each participant to write one idea per column on virtual sticky notes, focusing on concrete actions
Group similar ideas together and discuss each column, prioritizing the most impactful items
Vote on the top two items in each column using dot voting
Create clear action items for the selected Start and Stop items, assigning owners and due dates
Close the retro by summarizing decisions and thanking the team
Pro Tips
Encourage brevity – limit each sticky note to a single sentence to keep discussion focused
Use coffee‑related emojis or background images to maintain the theme and boost engagement
If time is tight, pre‑populate the Keep the Aroma column with known positives to speed up voting
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for a column?
Prompt with examples or ask participants to recall recent moments that felt smooth or frustrating, and remind them that even small tweaks count.
How do we ensure the action items are realistic?
Limit each Start or Stop item to one owner and a clear, time‑boxed step, and review them in the next sprint planning.
Can we use this retro for non‑sprint work?
Yes, the format works for any timeboxed period or project phase; just adjust the language to match the context.
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At a glance
- Duration
30–45 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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