🪄⚔️ World of Warcraft Quest Log
Gather your party and prepare for adventure! Reflect on the raids, quests, and loot of our sprint as we strategize for legendary success. Ready your spells and share your tales from Azeroth!
Template Columns
🧙♂️ New Abilities to Learn (Start)
Suggest new practices or skills we should embrace to level up our team.
Base column: Start🪓 Cut the Deadweight (Stop)
Identify habits or obstacles we should defeat and leave behind in the Barrens.
Base column: Stop🛡️ Buffs to Keep Rolling (Continue)
Highlight effective strategies or actions we want to keep casting on our journey.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The World of Warcraft Quest Log retrospective turns your sprint review into an epic adventure, guiding your team to reflect on what new skills to gain, which practices to drop, and which strengths to build upon. The quest-themed format adds a touch of fun and encourages team members to share insights through the lens of legendary heroes.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective when your team could use a morale boost, wants to shake up the usual format, or needs to focus on leveling up skills, squashing obstacles, and reinforcing positive habits.
How to facilitate
Kick off the session with a quest-style welcome and briefly explain the adventure-themed purpose of each column to set a playful tone.
Invite each team member to reflect and add their insights under the three headings: what new abilities should our party seek, what deadweight can we cut, and what buffs should persist.
Allow time for everyone to read and react to others' contributions, encouraging storytelling and connections to recent team events.
Group similar cards and facilitate an open discussion on recurring themes or particularly impactful ideas, referencing the 'quests' and 'raids' of the last sprint.
Guide the team to select the top actions or quests they want to commit to, assigning clear owners and next steps.
Close out with a celebratory reflection—recap the epic moves and legendary tales shared during the session.
Pro Tips
Lean into the fantasy theme by referring to team wins as 'epic loot' and blockers as 'boss battles' to keep engagement high.
Encourage quieter teammates to share by prompting them with specific recent challenges or achievements.
If energy dips, introduce quick mini-games or 'loot rolls' for the best ideas to keep momentum strong.
Offer light virtual backgrounds or short sound effects if your team enjoys deeper immersion in the theme.
FAQ
What if my team isn't familiar with World of Warcraft?
Introduce the columns using their practical meanings first, then add the fantasy touch as optional flavor. Focus on the reflection, and let the theme be an added bonus.
How can I make sure everyone contributes?
Give everyone quiet reflection time up front, use round-robin sharing, and consider prompting quieter members directly with supportive questions.
What if we have too many ideas in each column?
Group similar suggestions together during discussion and vote or prioritize the most impactful ones for your next quest (sprint).
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