Retrospective formats

Keep sprint retrospectives fresh with a different format.

Choice wheel

A little less overthinking. A little more spinning.

Your options

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2–100 entries, up to 80 characters each. Duplicate lines count as separate entries, so they get extra chances.

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The 12 options on this wheel

  1. Start, stop, continue
  2. Mad, sad, glad
  3. Sailboat
  4. 4Ls: liked, learned, lacked, longed for
  5. Starfish
  6. Timeline
  7. Rose, thorn, bud
  8. Hot air balloon
  9. One word
  10. KALM: keep, add, less, more
  11. Speed car
  12. Three little pigs

About the Retrospective formats wheel

Want to keep sprint retrospectives fresh? Spin for one of 12 formats, including start, stop, continue; mad, sad, glad; sailboat; 4Ls; starfish; rose, thorn, bud and speed car.

Changing the format now and then helps the team look at the sprint from a different angle.

How to use this wheel

  1. Check the options. Edit the list on the right if you like — one option per line.
  2. Spin the wheel. Every option has exactly the same chance.
  3. Keep going or keep it. Remove the winner and spin again, or share the wheel with a link.

Your own saved list isn’t changed by opening this page. To keep this wheel for next time, choose “Save as my list”.

Share this wheel

The options are stored inside the link. Anyone with the link can read them, so don’t include private information.

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