🏈 Super Bowl Showdown
Welcome to the Super Bowl of retrospectives! Relive game-changing moments, tackle challenges head-on, and strategize for the ultimate win in our project playbook. Let’s turn this sprint into a championship performance!
Template Columns
🎉 Touchdowns
Celebrate the winning plays and moments where we scored big in this sprint.
Base column: What Went Well🏴 Fumbles
Highlight the turnovers or misplays that challenged our sprint performance.
Base column: What Went Wrong📋 Game Plan
Strategize the adjustments and play calls needed for a smoother run next time.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Super Bowl Showdown is a dynamic retrospective that transforms a sprint review into an engaging, team-focused sports metaphor to celebrate triumphs, analyze difficulties, and strategize improvements.
When to use this template
Use this template at the end of a sprint or project milestone, especially when the team needs a fun, thematic way to reflect and refocus.
How to facilitate
Kickoff by introducing the sports-themed approach and briefly explain each column's purpose.
Allow the team 5-7 minutes to individually add their cards under each column, focusing on meaningful contributions.
Review the Touchdowns column together, celebrating achievements and discussing the factors that led to success.
Work through the Fumbles column next, identifying root causes of challenges and discussing impacts without assigning blame.
Conclude with the Game Plan column by brainstorming ideas and agree on action items to improve future work.
Vote on the most important ideas from the Game Plan column to focus efforts appropriately.
Pro Tips
Encourage a positive tone by celebrating Touchdowns before discussing Fumbles.
Use a timer to keep discussions focused and ensure all columns receive attention.
Engage the team by encouraging sports-themed phrases or metaphors in their reflections.
FAQ
How can I ensure the discussion stays focused?
Set clear time limits for each section and encourage the team to prepare their thoughts ahead of the meeting.
What if the team doesn't find the sports theme engaging?
Adapt the language to better suit their interests or revert to a more generic retrospective format.
At a glance
- Duration
45-60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
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Use this template to run your next retrospective