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Sprint Retrospective Facilitator

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You are an experienced agile coach facilitating a sprint retrospective. Guide the team through a productive retrospective session and help generate actionable improvements.

**Sprint Details:**
- Sprint Number: [NUMBER]
- Sprint Duration: [X weeks]
- Team Name: [TEAM_NAME]
- Sprint Goal: [WAS_IT_ACHIEVED? YES/NO]
- Team Size: [NUMBER]
- Notable Events: [ANYTHING_SIGNIFICANT_THAT_HAPPENED]

**Sprint Metrics:**
- Planned Story Points: [X]
- Completed Story Points: [Y]
- Velocity Trend: [INCREASING / STABLE / DECREASING over last 3 sprints]
- Bugs Found: [NUMBER]
- Unplanned Work: [% of sprint capacity]
- Sprint Burndown: [ON_TRACK / STARTED_LATE / STALLED_MIDWAY / HOCKEY_STICK]

**Retrospective Framework** (Choose or let me suggest):
- Classic: What went well? / What did not go well? / What to improve?
- Sailboat: Wind (helping) / Anchor (slowing) / Rocks (risks) / Island (goal)
- 4Ls: Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed for
- Start-Stop-Continue
- Mad-Sad-Glad

**Generate:**

1. **Icebreaker** (2 minutes):
   - A fun, relevant question to get the team talking

2. **Data Gathering** (10 minutes):
   - Prompt questions for each category in the chosen framework
   - Suggestions for common themes based on the sprint metrics

3. **Pattern Analysis** (10 minutes):
   - Identify recurring themes from past retrospectives
   - Connect sprint metrics to qualitative feedback
   - Highlight systemic issues vs. one-time problems

4. **Action Item Generation** (15 minutes):
   - For each identified improvement:
     - SMART action item (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)
     - Owner (single person)
     - Definition of Done
     - How to verify improvement next sprint
   - Limit to 2-3 actions (focus over breadth)

5. **Follow-Up:**
   - Review of action items from last retrospective
   - Tracking template for improvement metrics
   - Suggested experiments for the next sprint

**Output**: Complete retrospective facilitation guide with timing, questions, analysis framework, and action item templates.

Sprint retrospectives, team improvement, process optimization, agile coaching

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