🎸🤠 Country Music Hoedown
Howdy, partners! Let's saddle up and review our last sprint like a classic country song. Share tales of success, challenges, and next steps to keep the rhythm going in our project journey.
Template Columns
🎵 High Notes
Celebrate the harmonious moments and key successes we've hit this sprint.
Base column: What Went Well🎻 Sour Strings
Acknowledge where the melody didn’t quite come together and what hindered progress.
Base column: What Went Wrong🤠 New Dance Moves
Brainstorm ways we can improve and keep the tempo steady moving forward.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Country Music Hoedown retrospective uses a country music theme to celebrate successes, discuss challenges, and plan improvements from the last sprint.
When to use this template
This format is great for teams that enjoy creative themes and want to bring a fresh perspective to sprint reviews.
How to facilitate
Welcome the team and introduce the 'Country Music Hoedown' theme, setting the tone for a fun and reflective session.
Explain the three columns: '🎵 High Notes' for successes, '🎻 Sour Strings' for challenges, and '🤠 New Dance Moves' for ideas on improvement.
Provide 10–15 minutes for the team to individually add notes to the columns, encouraging thoughtful and honest input.
As a group, review each column, discussing key points individually and identifying underlying patterns.
Lead the team in prioritizing improvement ideas from '🤠 New Dance Moves' and define action items they can tackle in the next sprint.
Close the session by summarizing the highlights, thanking the team for their input, and encouraging consistent commitment to improvements.
Pro Tips
Use country music in the background to enhance the theme and create a lively atmosphere.
Encourage participants to share their notes in a storytelling style to align with the country theme.
Keep the session focused and on track to ensure action items are actionable and realistic.
FAQ
What if someone doesn't resonate with the theme?
Encourage them to engage with the content of the discussion and focus on the value of sharing feedback and ideas.
How can we ensure all action items are tracked?
Assign specific team members to follow up and track the progress of each action item discussed.
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
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