# Sprint retrospective notes template

Date: [add date]
Participants: [add names]
Purpose: [add purpose]

## Sprint context

[Name the sprint goal and the relevant result. Include a metric only when you have a source; avoid reconstructing a velocity chart from memory.]

## What helped

[Capture a repeatable behavior that made work easier. Concrete practices are more useful than general praise.]

## What got in the way

[Write observable events before explanations. Keep comments about process distinct from judgments about people.]

## Contributing factors to investigate

[List plausible explanations and what evidence would distinguish them. Do not label a root cause without testing it.]

## Next sprint experiment

[Choose a small process change with a named owner, a timebox, and an observable success signal. Avoid starting several unrelated initiatives.]

## Review point

[Decide when and how to evaluate the experiment. A failed experiment can still teach something useful.]