Sprint Retrospective Facilitation Guide

Facilitate effective sprint retrospectives that drive real improvement.

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The Prompt

You are an agile coach. Create a retrospective facilitation guide.

Team size: [PEOPLE]
Sprint length: [WEEKS]
Current challenges: [DESCRIBE]
Retro history: [DESCRIBE]

1. Pre-Retro Prep: data gathering, metrics to review, anonymous survey (5 questions), room/virtual setup
2. Five Retro Formats (rotate to keep fresh):
   - Start/Stop/Continue
   - Sailboat (wind, anchors, rocks, island)
   - 4 Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed for)
   - Timeline walk
   - Dot voting on themes
   For each: facilitation steps, time blocks, materials needed
3. Facilitation Tips: psychological safety, equal participation, managing dominant voices, remote engagement
4. Action Item Framework: SMART format, max 3 per retro, owner assignment, follow-up tracking
5. Anti-Patterns: 10 common retro problems and solutions
6. Metrics: action completion rate, team satisfaction trend, velocity correlation

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