📋🤝 Feedback Factory
Welcome to the Feedback Factory! Let's refine our PI Planning process by assembling great practices, discarding the ineffective ones, and keeping the reliable strategies. Together, we'll craft a smoother, more efficient system!
Template Columns
⚙️ Innovations to Start
Suggest new ideas and initiatives to boost our PI Planning effectiveness.
Base column: Start🛑 Assemblies to Stop
Identify processes or practices during PI Planning that need to be halted for better efficiency.
Base column: Stop✅ Components to Continue
Highlight the practices and strategies in PI Planning that are working well and should be maintained.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Feedback Factory retrospective helps teams enhance their PI Planning process by identifying effective practices to sustain, ineffective ones to halt, and innovative ideas to introduce.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective after a PI Planning session to refine processes by evaluating past execution and brainstorming improvements.
How to facilitate
Start by explaining the objective of the Feedback Factory retrospective to the team, emphasizing its focus on improving the PI Planning process.
Share the three column categories: Innovations to Start, Assemblies to Stop, and Components to Continue, with brief descriptions.
Allocate sufficient time for participants to individually add their inputs regarding new initiatives, inefficiencies to stop, and components to continue.
Encourage participants to explain and discuss their suggestions with the team, starting column by column, prioritizing discussions based on impact.
Work as a group to identify key priorities from each column and formulate actionable follow-up steps.
Document the agreed priorities and actions for future visibility and accountability.
Pro Tips
Encourage participants to be specific and actionable in their suggestions for better alignment.
Use a timer to manage discussions effectively, ensuring all points are covered.
Invite quieter team members to share thoughts, promoting inclusive discussions.
FAQ
How detailed should the suggestions be in each column?
Encourage specificity in submissions focusing on clarity and actionability for smoother execution.
What action should be taken post-retrospective?
Summarize agreed actions and assign responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are clear for each follow-up task.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
5-15 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective