🏅🥇 Olympic Sprint
Ready, set, go! Let’s race through our sprint, celebrating podium finishes, spotting false starts, and training for the next gold. Align our agile spirit with Olympic excellence!
Template Columns
🏁 Starting Block
Identify new practices or initiatives to kick off our next sprint, like a fresh start off the starting line.
Base column: Start⛔️ Stop Flag
Highlight actions or habits we need to halt to avoid penalties and keep our race smooth.
Base column: Stop🏅 Medal Momentum
Celebrate the winning strategies we’ll keep powering forward in future sprints.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A fast‑paced sprint retrospective that uses Olympic race metaphors to celebrate wins, stop blockers, and plan new initiatives.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a high‑energy review after a short sprint or when celebrating achievements while quickly identifying improvements.
How to facilitate
Start the virtual meeting, explain the Olympic Sprint theme, and set a timer for the total session
Ask each participant to write one item for Starting Block, Stop Flag, and Medal Momentum on virtual sticky notes
Group similar items together and discuss each column, beginning with Starting Block to surface new ideas for the next sprint
Move to Stop Flag, identify the most critical blockers, and agree on concrete actions to eliminate them
Finish with Medal Momentum, highlight the top winning strategies and decide how to embed them into the team's definition of done
Summarize the agreed actions, assign owners, and close with a quick team cheer or virtual high‑five
Pro Tips
Limit each column to three to five items to keep the conversation focused and timeboxed
Use a quick poll after each discussion to prioritize the most impactful actions
Encourage participants to phrase items as verbs (e.g., "automate test suite") for clearer actionability
FAQ
What if the team runs out of time before covering all columns?
Prioritize the most critical items by voting and defer lower‑priority points to a follow‑up chat or the next retrospective.
How do we handle dominant voices taking over the discussion?
Use a round‑robin format or a timed speaking token to ensure everyone contributes equally.
Can this format work for a longer, multi‑week sprint?
Yes, but allocate more time for each column or split the session into two parts to maintain energy and depth.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
5-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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