Retrospective
A retrospective (or retro) is a structured team meeting at the end of an iteration where the team reflects on what went well, what didn't, and what to change next time.
In depth
Retros are central to Agile and Lean practices. The most common formats include Start/Stop/Continue, 4 L's (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed for), Mad/Sad/Glad, and the sailboat (winds, anchors, rocks, sun).
A good retro has a clear timebox, an owner, action items with assignees and deadlines, and a follow-up at the next retro to verify previous actions actually happened. Without follow-through, retros become venting sessions.
OpenCharts ships retro templates on the whiteboard for every common format, plus AI-assisted summarization of sticky-note clusters into themes and action items.
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