Sprint Retrospective Template

Action items identified in a retrospective become ADO Tasks assigned to the next sprint iteration. Link each action item to its ADO Task (AB#<id>) once created.

Sprint information

Field	Value
Iteration	YYYY-Q<n>-S<m>
Sprint duration	[Start date] — [End date]
Retrospective date	[Date]
Facilitator	[Name]
Attendees	[Names]

Sprint metrics

Metric	Value
Planned velocity	[Story points planned]
Actual velocity	[Story points completed]
Completion rate	[%]
Bugs found	[Count]
Bugs fixed	[Count]
Items carried to next sprint	[Count — each must have a comment in ADO explaining why]

Sprint goal achievement

Field	Value
Sprint goal	[Original goal]
Result	[Met / Partially met / Not met]
Notes	[Why the goal was or was not achieved]

What went well

Things the team did well and should continue doing:

• [Item]
• [Item]
• [Item]

What did not go well

Challenges, blockers, or areas for improvement:

• [Item]
• [Item]
• [Item]

What to improve

Specific process or tooling changes to try next sprint:

• [Item]
• [Item]
• [Item]

Action items

Create each action item as an ADO Task in the next sprint iteration before the retrospective ends.

Action item	Owner	ADO Task	Target iteration
[Action]	[Name]	AB#[id]	YYYY-Q<n>-S<m>
[Action]	[Name]	AB#[id]	YYYY-Q<n>-S<m>

Key insights

Important learnings from this sprint:

• [Insight]
• [Insight]

Burndown analysis

• Pattern observed: [Flat early and steep late / steady / front-loaded / etc.]
• Root cause (if unhealthy): [What caused the pattern]
• Action taken: [ADO Task created, or process change noted above]

Team health

Scale: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).

Dimension	Rating
Overall satisfaction	[1–5]
Work-life balance	[1–5]
Team collaboration	[1–5]
Technical challenge level	[1–5]

Next sprint considerations

Items to factor into the next sprint planning session:

• [Consideration]
• [Consideration]

Meeting notes

[Free-form notes from the discussion.]

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Meeting end time: [Time] Next retrospective: Scheduled at end of iteration YYYY-Q<n>-S<m>