Using the right template for retrospective meetings is important. Setting the right agenda not only helps you save time, but also make better decisions as a team. And doing it using a template means:

• You can do the meeting asynchronously. This will solve all your scheduling problems.
• Everyone will come prepared. Most of the important things would have already been discussed on the template. 
• You can then use the meeting to make better decisions.

A good retrospective meeting template will help you increase collaboration within the team! This is a good way for you to review what went well and what didn’t. Some points to remember:

• Remember to celebrate wins - Even if they are small things, put celebrations in the agenda
• Make it actionable - Keep an eye on important action items that are coming out. 
• Don’t make it personal - This is not about giving performance reviews to people. When discussing failures, remember that this meeting should only be used to learn from them. Give negative feedback in a 1 on 1 meeting. 
• Include everyone - Encourage participation from everyone by nudging for their inputs. Invite healthy discussions and don’t let a few people hijack the meeting. 

You can use different kind of retrospective meeting templates e.g. 

• Start stop continue 
• Progress problems plans
• Drop Add Keep Remove

#1 - What did we achieve in this sprint? (15 mins)

• List down all projects that were finished 
• The metrics that moved
• You can also invite team members to give a quick demo of what was completed

#2 - What went well? (10 mins)

• What were the biggest successes?
• Which projects achieved what they wanted to?
• Who did really well in the team?

#3 - What were our biggest failures? (20 mins)

• What didn’t work well?
• Which project or plan didn’t go according to plan?

#4 - Action items & summary (5 mins)

• What action items have come out in the meeting? 
• What about insights from the failure discussions?