🏴☠️💀 The Curse of the Black Pearl
Set sail on the Black Pearl! Explore the high seas of our project, uncover cursed insights, and seek out treasure. Together, we’ll lift the curse and make our team’s adventure legendary!
Template Columns
🗺️ Chart a New Course
Reveal uncharted directions and initiatives we need to embark on for success.
Base column: Start⚓️ Drop Anchor
Identify the habits and practices that hold us back from smoother seas.
Base column: Stop💎 Unearth Treasured Practices
Celebrate and solidify the golden practices that keep the crew and ship thriving.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
Explore your project like a pirate adventure, uncovering challenges and treasures to refine team practices.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective after completing key project milestones or sprint cycles to review and refine the team's practices.
How to facilitate
Start by presenting the pirate-themed concept to engage the team with the retrospective.
Explain the three columns: Chart a New Course for new directions, Drop Anchor for obstacles, and Unearth Treasured Practices for strong practices to retain.
Allocate 10-15 minutes for silent writing, where team members add cards to the respective columns.
Discuss the cards together as a group, category by category, focusing on gaining insights and understanding.
Facilitate a prioritization or decision-making session to focus efforts on the most impactful items noted, particularly actions from Chart a New Course and Drop Anchor.
Agree collectively on next steps for the identified actions and commendations for established practices.
Pro Tips
Set the tone by embracing the pirate theme with fun language and images.
Encourage team members to bring tangible examples to support the inputs they add.
Timebox discussions to maintain focus and cover all columns within the set retrospective period.
FAQ
How can we ensure everyone participates equally?
Assign everyone a specific amount of time to share or encourage pre-retrospective reflection to pool in ideas.
What if there’s disagreement on action items?
Promote compromise by prioritizing based on impact and aligning with team goals.
At a glance
- Duration
45-60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective