Retrospective Templates
Pick a format that fits your team and the moment. Every template runs as a real board with real-time collaboration, voting, and timer support — free, no credit card required.
Start, Stop, Continue
The classic Start, Stop, Continue retrospective template: a fast, three-column format for deciding what a team should start, stop, and keep doing.
What Went Well, What to Improve, Actions
A What Went Well, What to Improve, Actions retrospective template that pairs honest reflection with concrete, owned follow-up commitments.
Sailboat Retrospective
The Sailboat retrospective template: a metaphor-driven format covering wind, anchors, rocks, and the island to discuss progress without blame.
4Ls Retrospective
The 4Ls retrospective template — Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For — a reflective four-column format built for end-of-sprint or end-of-quarter reviews.
Mad, Sad, Glad
The Mad, Sad, Glad retrospective template: an emotion-led format that surfaces how the team actually feels before jumping straight to actions.
Starfish Retrospective
The Starfish retrospective template: a five-column format — Keep, Less, More, Stop, Start — for nuanced feedback beyond a simple start/stop split.
Not sure which one to run?
Match the format to where your team is right now.
- Start, Stop, Continue →
- Use after most sprints when you want a focused, action-oriented discussion. Works at any team maturity level.
- What Went Well, What to Improve, Actions →
- Use when the team has been generating discussion but not enough follow-through. The Actions column forces commitment.
- Sailboat Retrospective →
- Use after a milestone, before planning a new initiative, or when a team needs to step back from sprint-level details and look at direction.
- 4Ls Retrospective →
- Use at the end of a long sprint, project, or quarter when there is a lot to unpack and you want a structured way to surface both positive and negative feelings.
- Mad, Sad, Glad →
- Use after a release that did not go well, after team conflict, or when the team has been quiet about how they actually feel about the work.
- Starfish Retrospective →
- Use when the team has been doing Start/Stop/Continue for a while and is finding that real life is more "do less of" than "stop entirely."
Every template is a live board, ready in seconds.
Free plan with 3 boards, no credit card required. Pick a template and run your first retro today.