🍤 Fried Shrimp Feast
Welcome to our Fried Shrimp Feast retro! Let's upgrade our teamwork recipe—add new flavors (ideas), remove any bitter tastes (challenges), and keep the perfect spices (practices) that make our project delicious. Ready to dive in and cook up success together?
Template Columns
🌶️ New Ingredients to Try
Suggest fresh additions and techniques to enhance our project and processes.
Base column: Start🚫 Overcooked Batches
List habits or blockers that left a bad taste and should be left out next time.
Base column: Stop🍋 Secret Sauce to Keep
Celebrate the tried-and-true elements that always make our teamwork scrumptious.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Fried Shrimp Feast retrospective invites your team to refresh collaboration by adding new ideas, removing unhelpful habits, and appreciating what works. Use this food-inspired format to cook up improvements and savor proven team practices together.
When to use this template
Fried Shrimp Feast is great at the end of sprints or major project milestones when your team wants a themed, engaging way to reflect on making collaboration tastier and more effective.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Fried Shrimp Feast theme and explain the purpose behind each column: new ingredients for ideas, overcooked batches for blockers, and secret sauce for best practices.
Invite everyone to silently add notes to each column, focusing on specific examples, fresh ideas, and what should be removed or preserved.
Review the notes together, grouping similar items and clarifying as needed to ensure shared understanding.
Facilitate a group discussion around the most impactful points, exploring why certain habits or ideas emerged and how to address or integrate them.
Prioritize action items, clearly define next steps, and assign ownership where appropriate.
Wrap up by sharing appreciations and celebrate the team's ongoing learning—remind everyone that improvements are like perfecting a recipe over time.
Pro Tips
Encourage the team to connect improvement ideas to real project examples for greater relevance.
If discussion feels repetitive, challenge the group to consider fresh 'ingredients' from outside the current project or company.
Use humor and food metaphors to keep engagement high and foster psychological safety.
Periodically revisit your 'secret sauce' items to ensure they still serve your team’s evolving needs.
FAQ
What if team members only add issues to the overcooked batches column?
Prompt for balance by encouraging additions to the other columns, and remind everyone to highlight wins and new opportunities.
How can we ensure our action items are followed up after the retro?
Assign clear owners and due dates for each action, and review progress at the start of the next retrospective.
What if participation drops midway through the session?
Re-energize the group with a quick poll or a food-themed icebreaker, and invite quieter voices to share perspectives.
How detailed should notes be in each column?
Encourage concise but specific notes. Examples help, but brevity keeps the retro flowing.
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At a glance
- Duration
35–50 min
- Team Size
3-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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