🕰️🚀 Time-Traveling Adventure
Join the Doctor on an agile journey through time! Reflect on past missions and gear up for future ones. Share insights about what to regenerate, abandon, and keep steady as we traverse new project timelines. Geronimo!
Template Columns
🛠️ Regenerate Systems
Discover new practices to adopt that will improve our timelines and outcomes.
Base column: Start🚫 Avoid Time Loops
Identify actions or behaviors to stop—no more getting stuck in unproductive loops.
Base column: Stop✅ Steady TARDIS Mode
Highlight what’s working well and should be carried forward to future journeys.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Time-Traveling Adventure retrospective lets teams explore lessons from the past and align on future actions. Reflect on what to enhance, what to avoid, and what to maintain as you progress together.
When to use this template
This template is perfect for teams looking to revisit their workflows and improve their strategies for future projects, especially after a significant sprint or milestone.
How to facilitate
Begin by introducing the retrospective and its theme, encouraging participants to adopt a playful yet thoughtful mindset about time-traveling.
Provide context on each column: Regenerate Systems, Avoid Time Loops, and Steady TARDIS Mode. Clarify that these represent aspects to enhance, actions to stop, and successful practices to maintain, respectively.
Allocate time for individual reflection, where team members write down thoughts or ideas for each column.
Invite team members to share their contributions under each column while grouping similar ideas to identify key themes.
Discuss each column in depth, exploring why contributors believe certain practices should be changed, avoided, or continued. Encourage a focus on actionable items.
Prioritize the key themes and, as a group, create action items or goals around them for the next sprint.
Summarize the decisions made and ensure everyone is aligned on the commitments moving forward.
Close the session with a positive acknowledgment of the team’s participation and creativity.
Pro Tips
Encourage creative engagement by introducing the retrospective with energy and fostering a fun time-travel theme.
Use the sci-fi theme to prompt unique perspectives, enhancing engagement and unlocking fresh ideas.
Keep time constraints in mind to ensure all columns are covered adequately during the discussion.
FAQ
What if the team generates too many items to discuss?
Use grouping techniques to combine similar items and focus on the most impactful ones that align with immediate team goals.
How can I ensure introverted team members participate?
Facilitate individual reflection first, allowing everyone to share anonymously or through chat if preferred.
What’s the best way to manage time if discussions go long?
Designate time limits for each column and suggest continuing deeper conversations into separate meetings if necessary.
At a glance
- Duration
45-60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Ready to get started?
Use this template to run your next retrospective