{"id":6584,"date":"2022-12-07T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:03:26","slug":"retrospective-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/retrospective-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective Questions: Purpose and Common Pitfalls to Avoid\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While this may change depending on your team\u2019s needs, there are 3 common sprint retrospective questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What <\/strong>went well<\/strong>? <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What have you learned? <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What didn\u2019t go well? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    You may have slightly different wording for these questions, or maybe even use totally different questions to fit your meeting format. And it makes sense to customize the questions towards your sprints, as long as you\u2019re staying true to the spirit of a retrospective: helping your team figure out what\u2019s working, what isn\u2019t, and what changes to make for future sprints<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once you identify the retrospective questions that best suit your team, the next step is creating a meeting format that delivers value-driven and insightful answers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this article, we cover the downsides of a synchronous sprint retrospective format, and how Geekbot (our free, asynchronous meeting tool) overcomes those issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/em><\/strong> Geekbot is completely free for teams of 10 or fewer. It integrates with both Slack and Microsoft Teams. <\/em>Create your free account today.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Downsides of Running Retrospectives Synchronously <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s common practice to hold retrospectives like a traditional meeting. This means synchronously<\/em> \u2014<\/strong> getting everyone in the same place at the same time (e.g., in a conference room or on a Zoom call) and answering each retrospective question, one after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But there are drawbacks to this method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n