❄️❤️ February Frost & Fire
Embrace the chill and warmth of February as we reflect on our sprint—melting obstacles, igniting ideas, and shaping the path ahead.
Template Columns
🔥 New Sparks
Identify fresh initiatives to warm up our workflow this month.
Base column: Start🛑 Frosty Frictions
Pinpoint practices that are cooling our momentum and should be halted.
Base column: Stop💖 Heartbeat Highlights
Celebrate the practices that keep our team thriving in February.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A February-themed sprint retrospective that uncovers new ideas, stops cold spots, and celebrates what’s working.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a seasonal, emotionally balanced review that highlights fresh initiatives, blocks, and successes.
How to facilitate
Set the mood by sharing a quick February metaphor or image that represents both frost and fire.
Ask each participant to write one item for New Sparks, one for Frosty Frictions, and one for Heartbeat Highlights on virtual sticky notes.
Group similar New Sparks together, discuss how each could be turned into a concrete experiment for the next sprint.
Review Frosty Frictions, vote on the top two blockers to stop, and agree on immediate actions to remove them.
Highlight Heartbeat Highlights, acknowledge the contributors, and decide how to reinforce those practices moving forward.
Pro Tips
Limit each column to three items per person to keep the conversation focused and timeboxed.
Use a timer for each discussion segment to maintain momentum and avoid deep dives on a single point.
Capture decisions in a shared document and assign a clear owner for each action before ending the session.
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for New Sparks?
Prompt with open‑ended questions like ‘What experiment have we been curious about but never tried?’ or borrow ideas from the product backlog to spark discussion.
How do we handle strong disagreement on a Frosty Friction?
Facilitate a short ‘pros‑cons’ round, then use a quick dot‑vote to surface the most critical issue, ensuring the decision reflects the majority while respecting dissenting views.
Can we reuse this template for other months?
Yes, simply swap the seasonal language and colors; the three‑column structure works for any sprint that needs to start, stop, and continue.
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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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