🛡️⚔️ Spartan Triumph

Gear up, warriors! Let’s channel our inner Spartans to identify victories, outmaneuver challenges, and strategize for the next battle in our agile campaign. United, we’ll defeat obstacles and achieve project glory!
40–55 min
4-12 people
Based on: Start, Stop, Continue
🛡️⚔️ Spartan Triumph

Template Columns

🏹 Prepare New Tactics

Suggest new strategies or habits we should adopt to conquer future battles.

Base column: Start
🛑 Drop the Shields

Identify actions or behaviors we should stop that are weakening our phalanx.

Base column: Stop
🏆 Honor the Spartans

Highlight the practices and strengths that led us to victories and must persist.

Base column: Continue

About this template

The Spartan Triumph retrospective helps teams reflect on recent successes, uncover weaknesses, and unite around new strategies for future wins by using a warrior-inspired theme.

When to use this template

Use this format after milestone sprints, tough project phases, or when your team needs to celebrate wins and regroup around improvement.

How to facilitate

1

Set the stage by briefly introducing the Spartan Triumph theme and outlining the three columns: new tactics, dropping unhelpful actions, and honoring strengths.

2

Invite everyone to silently add cards to each column, encouraging reflection on both team and individual experiences.

3

Facilitate a group review of each column, discussing suggestions for new tactics, behaviors to stop, and strengths to honor.

4

Guide a prioritization discussion to focus on the most impactful tactics to adopt and shields to drop.

5

Summarize key actions and celebrate team achievements, ensuring each member feels recognized for their contributions.

6

Close by asking the team to commit to one or two tactical changes for the next sprint.

Pro Tips

Draw connections between dropped behaviors and team strengths to reinforce positive change.

Prompt team members to share stories behind victories—it boosts morale and learning.

Use real examples from the last sprint to ground new tactic suggestions in reality.

Encourage quieter voices by inviting everyone to submit cards anonymously before discussion.

FAQ

What if the team only fills out the negative or positive columns?

Prompt discussion in the underused column, or encourage people to reflect on small wins or growth areas to achieve balance.

How do we move from identifying issues to real action?

Prioritize just a few tactics to adopt or behaviors to drop and assign clear owners to increase accountability.

What if team members repeat points from previous retrospectives?

Encourage building on earlier discussions by asking what has changed and what new insights can be drawn.

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At a glance

  • Duration

    40–55 min

  • Team Size

    4-12 people

  • Columns

    3 columns

  • Base Format

    Start, Stop, Continue

Tags

team building
reflection
continuous improvement
engagement
action-oriented
motivation

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