🚚🛣️ Highway Haul
Buckle up! Cruise through our sprint like a convoy, sharing road wins, detours, and the fuel that keeps us rolling forward.
Template Columns
🟢 Ignite the Engine
Identify new routes or practices to kick‑off our journey.
Base column: Start🛑 Pull Over
Spot hazards or habits to halt for smoother cruising.
Base column: Stop🏁 Keep on Truckin'
Highlight the steady drives and habits that keep our fleet moving.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A convoy‑style sprint retrospective that surfaces new ideas, stops problematic habits, and reinforces steady practices.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a high‑energy, travel‑themed review that balances fresh initiatives with continuous improvement.
How to facilitate
Begin by showing a highway visual and explaining the convoy metaphor to set a shared context
Ask participants to write individual notes for each column: Ignite the Engine, Pull Over, and Keep on Truckin'
Group similar notes together in each column using virtual sticky notes or a shared board
Discuss Ignite the Engine items, voting on the most promising new routes to try in the next sprint
Review Pull Over items, identifying root causes and agreeing on concrete actions to halt or mitigate them
Celebrate Keep on Truckin' practices and decide how to embed them as standard team habits
Pro Tips
Encourage brief, specific entries to keep the board readable and the discussion focused
Use a quick dot‑vote or emoji reaction to prioritize Ignite the Engine ideas before deep diving
FAQ
What if the team struggles to generate Ignite the Engine ideas?
Prompt with examples of recent experiments or ask each member to suggest one small improvement they’ve considered.
How do we prevent Pull Over discussions from becoming blame‑focused?
Frame each hazard as a system issue, not a person issue, and focus on actionable fixes rather than assigning fault.
Can this format work for a sprint that was unusually short or long?
Yes; adjust the time spent on each column proportionally and consider limiting the number of items to keep the session concise.
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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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