Some slides I use to conduct end-of-course retrospectives. Can also be used for agile Sprint retrospectives. Incorporates Observe/Reflect/Interpret/Decide model in attempt to encourage decisions as a team, and decisions after reflective learning.

1. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
Project:
• Imagine it’s tomorrow afternoon.
You are reflecting on what you have learned.
• You turn to the person next to you and say,
“this was a great course, because...”
Reflect:
• Complete the above sentence on a single stickynote
• Do 1-4 times if you like (1 sentence/sticky)
• Prepare to brief the room
Inspect:
• Step forward and tell all of us:
‣ Your name and role
‣ Your sentences from above
• Post your “future remembrances” on the space
provided
Remember the Future

2. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
your course goes here :-)

3. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Didn’t learn
Learned well
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
1. Revisit your “future remembrances”
(feel free to add in any new items)
2. As a group, walk up to the wall and reflect
what your team learned well or didn’t learn
3. As a group, discuss and move stickies
up/down as shown
Course Retrospection
You can use this
for Sprint
Retrospectives,
too!

4. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
4. Reflect what your team expected or didn’t expect to learn
5. As a group, discuss and move stickies left/right as shown
(try not to change up/down)
6. We may revisit“expected,didn’t learn” items as possible
Course Retrospection
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Didn’t learn
Learned well
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Expected Didn’t expect

5. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Didn’t learn
Learned well
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Expected Didn’t expect
7. Star/dot the items you want to learn next
(or want to improve next)
Course Retrospection
(Future Topics/What Next?)

6. ⓒ 2009 Kumido Adaptive Strategies LLC www.kumido.com
Stars/dot indicate conversations for
“what will we try next sprint to improve/fix this?”
Using for Sprint Retrospectives
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Didn’t go
well
Went well
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
xxxxx xx
xxx x
Team can control Team can’t control
Went well/Can control = keep doing
Not well/Can control = fix
Not well/CANNOT control = organizational impediment