🏠 Real Estate Exchange

Step into the bustling world of real estate! Let’s evaluate our team’s project like savvy agents—spotting prime wins, fixer-uppers, and the upgrades needed to boost our team ‘property value’ together.
45–60 min
4-10 people
Based on: What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
🏠 Real Estate Exchange
Template Columns
🏡 Prime Properties

Showcase the areas of our project that were valuable investments and helped us grow.

Base column: What Went Well
🔨 Fixer-Uppers

Highlight what didn’t go as planned, those parts of our project in need of renovation.

Base column: What Went Wrong
🏗️ Dream Renovations

Share improvements you'd like to see—our wish-list for developing an even more successful project market.

Base column: What We Want to Improve
About this template

The Real Estate Exchange retro invites your team to evaluate your project like property pros—celebrating big wins, identifying areas to rejuvenate, and dreaming up impactful improvements together.

When to use this template

This format is perfect after a major project milestone, when your team needs to reflect strategically, or when you want a fresh, engaging way to explore successes and improvements.

How to facilitate
1

Set the stage by introducing the real estate theme and encourage everyone to think like property agents evaluating their team's 'portfolio'

2

Ask everyone to brainstorm and add items to Prime Properties, focusing on key accomplishments and valuable outcomes from the project

3

Move to Fixer-Uppers, inviting the team to highlight setbacks, challenges, or processes that need refreshing

4

Transition to Dream Renovations, encouraging creative wish-list ideas for process or teamwork upgrades

5

Guide the team in grouping similar items within each column to spot patterns or high-impact topics

6

Facilitate a discussion to prioritize the most important Fixer-Uppers and Dream Renovations to address

7

Help the team agree on concrete action items for selected improvements and assign owners to ensure follow-through

8

Close the session with a recap of insights and celebrate the Prime Properties

Pro Tips

Encourage playful language that matches the real estate theme to keep energy high

Invite quieter team members to contribute anonymously if discussion stalls

Use time-boxed rounds for each column to keep the session on track

Help the team visualize progress by grouping action items under 'renovation plans'

Prompt the team to think both about technical quality and team collaboration as part of property value

FAQ
What if our team is new to themed retrospectives?

Briefly explain the real estate analogy up front and give examples—most teams quickly embrace the playful format once they start.

How do we avoid focusing only on negatives?

Start with Prime Properties to highlight successes, and ensure every column gets equal time and attention.

What if we have too many Dream Renovations?

Guide the team to prioritize a few high-impact ideas, then park the rest in a wishlist backlog for future retros.

How do we make action items stick after this retro?

Assign clear owners to each agreed action and review them at the next stand-up or retrospective.

At a glance
  • Duration

    45–60 min

  • Team Size

    4-10 people

  • Columns

    3 columns

  • Base Format

    What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve

Tags
engaging
reflection
action-oriented
team health
creative
collaboration
Ready to get started?

Use this template to run your next retrospective