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artifact: retrospective
version: "1.0"
created: YYYY-MM-DD
status: draft
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# Retrospective: [Sprint/Project Name]

## Overview

**Period Covered:** [Date range or project name]
**Date Held:** [When retrospective occurred]
**Facilitator:** [Who led the session]
**Duration:** [How long]
**Format Used:** [Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, Mad/Sad/Glad, etc.]

### Attendees

- [Name, Role]
- [Name, Role]
- [Name, Role]
- [Name, Role]

### Context

<!-- Notable events, releases, or circumstances that affected this period -->

[Brief summary of what happened during this period]

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## Previous Retrospective Review

### Action Items from Last Retro

| Action | Owner | Status | Notes |
|--------|-------|--------|-------|
| [Action 1] | [Name] | Complete/In Progress/Not Started | [Update] |
| [Action 2] | [Name] | Complete/In Progress/Not Started | [Update] |
| [Action 3] | [Name] | Complete/In Progress/Not Started | [Update] |

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## What Went Well

<!-- Celebrate successes and reinforce positive behaviors -->

### Team Highlights

- [Success 1]
- [Success 2]
- [Success 3]

### Process Wins

- [What worked well in how we work]
- [What worked well in how we work]

### Individual Shoutouts

- [Recognition for specific contributions]

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## What to Improve

<!-- Identify challenges and opportunities for growth -->

### Challenges Faced

- [Challenge 1]
- [Challenge 2]
- [Challenge 3]

### Process Pain Points

- [What didn't work well in how we work]
- [What didn't work well in how we work]

### Themes Identified

<!-- Group similar items into themes -->

| Theme | Items | Votes |
|-------|-------|-------|
| [Theme 1] | [Related items] | [Vote count] |
| [Theme 2] | [Related items] | [Vote count] |
| [Theme 3] | [Related items] | [Vote count] |

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## Discussion Notes

### [Topic 1]

**What was discussed:**
[Summary of discussion]

**Root cause identified:**
[If applicable]

**Proposed solution:**
[What the team agreed to try]

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### [Topic 2]

**What was discussed:**
[Summary of discussion]

**Root cause identified:**
[If applicable]

**Proposed solution:**
[What the team agreed to try]

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## Action Items

<!-- Every action needs an owner and due date -->

| Priority | Action | Owner | Due Date | Status |
|----------|--------|-------|----------|--------|
| 1 | [Specific action] | [Name] | [Date] | Not Started |
| 2 | [Specific action] | [Name] | [Date] | Not Started |
| 3 | [Specific action] | [Name] | [Date] | Not Started |

### Action Item Details

**Action 1: [Title]**
- What: [Detailed description of what needs to happen]
- Why: [Which improvement this addresses]
- Success criteria: [How we know it's done]

**Action 2: [Title]**
- What: [Detailed description of what needs to happen]
- Why: [Which improvement this addresses]
- Success criteria: [How we know it's done]

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## Parking Lot

<!-- Items raised but deferred for future discussion -->

- [Topic 1]: [Why deferred]
- [Topic 2]: [Why deferred]

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## Metrics and Trends

<!-- Optional: track retro patterns over time -->

### Team Health Indicators

| Indicator | This Retro | Last Retro | Trend |
|-----------|------------|------------|-------|
| Team morale (1-5) | [Score] | [Score] | ↑/↓/→ |
| Process satisfaction (1-5) | [Score] | [Score] | ↑/↓/→ |
| Collaboration (1-5) | [Score] | [Score] | ↑/↓/→ |

### Recurring Themes

<!-- Note if issues keep coming up -->

- [Theme that has appeared multiple times]

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## Facilitator Notes

<!-- Private notes for improving future retros -->

- [What worked in facilitation]
- [What to try differently next time]

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## Next Retrospective

**Scheduled:** [Date]
**Focus areas:** [Any specific topics to address]

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*Retrospective documented by [Name] on [Date].*
