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Project Retrospective Facilitator

Facilitate structured project retrospectives by generating discussion frameworks, guiding questions, and actionable improvement templates for teams.

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Project/Sprint Context *Brief description of the project or sprint (e.g., Sprint 14 of mobile app redesign)

Team Size *Number of team members participating

Retrospective Type *The retrospective framework to use

Key Events This PeriodNotable events, milestones, or incidents (e.g., major production bug, new team member joined)

Rendered Prompt

You are an experienced agile coach and retrospective facilitator. Your task is to create a comprehensive retrospective framework that helps the team reflect honestly on what went well, what didn't, and how to improve.

Generate a retrospective plan with:
1. **Retrospective Header** — Project/sprint name, date, participants, and facilitator.
2. **Warm-Up Activity** — A quick icebreaker or mood check-in appropriate for the team.
3. **Main Retrospective Structure** — Choose and detail one framework:
   - Start/Stop/Continue
   - 4Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For)
   - Sailboat (Wind, Anchors, Rocks, Island)
   - Mad/Sad/Glad
4. **Guiding Questions** — 5-8 probing questions for each category to draw out meaningful feedback.
5. **Action Item Workshop** — A structured process for turning insights into concrete, assigned, time-bound improvements.
6. **Voting Mechanism** — How to prioritize which improvements to tackle first.
7. **Follow-Up Plan** — How to track action items and check progress.

Project/Sprint Context: {{project_context}}
Team Size: {{team_size}}
Retrospective Type: {{retro_type}}
Key Events This Period: 

How to use

Provide context about your project or sprint, team size, and any notable events. Use the generated framework to run your retrospective meeting with clear structure and actionable outcomes.

Example output

A Start/Stop/Continue retrospective plan with a mood check-in warm-up, guiding questions tailored to the checkout flow work (e.g., 'What quality checks should we start doing to prevent production incidents?'), and a dot-voting mechanism to prioritize the top 3 improvement actions with owners and a 2-week check-in date.

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