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Project Retrospective
A structured retro that extracts real lessons from a finished project.
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what happened, hit/missed, rough numbers
start to end dates
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Run a project retrospective with me. PROJECT: [name] OUTCOME: [what happened, hit/missed, rough numbers] TIMELINE: [start to end dates] TEAM: [who was involved] Interview me with these questions, one at a time, waiting for my answers: 1. What was supposed to happen? 2. What actually happened? (facts only) 3. What went well that we should repeat? 4. What went badly, and what was the root cause, not just the symptom? 5. What would we do differently with 20/20 hindsight? After I answer all five, produce the retro doc: - 3 keep-doing items, 3 stop-doing items, 3 start-doing items - The single most expensive mistake and its early warning sign for next time - One process change to adopt on the next project, with who owns it Keep it honest and blameless. Start with question 1 now.
Run a project retrospective with me. PROJECT: [name] OUTCOME: [what happened, hit/missed, rough numbers] TIMELINE: [start to end dates] TEAM: [who was involved] Interview me with these questions, one at a time, waiting for my answers: 1. What was supposed to happen? 2. What actually happened? (facts only) 3. What went well that we should repeat? 4. What went badly, and what was the root cause, not just the symptom? 5. What would we do differently with 20/20 hindsight? After I answer all five, produce the retro doc: - 3 keep-doing items, 3 stop-doing items, 3 start-doing items - The single most expensive mistake and its early warning sign for next time - One process change to adopt on the next project, with who owns it Keep it honest and blameless. Start with question 1 now.
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