Updated: 31 October 2026

Run a team retrospective

This prompt acts as a facilitator and designs a retrospective for your team size after a sprint or project, with a timed agenda.

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Act as a facilitator and design a [45 / 60]-minute retrospective for a team of [NUMBER] people after [SPRINT / PROJECT / QUARTER].

Give me a timed agenda, a short opening activity, three discussion questions that avoid blame, a method for voting on what to fix, and a template for turning the top two issues into action items with owners.

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Ask the team to write notes silently for five minutes before discussing, so louder voices do not dominate.

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What you will get

A timed retro plan for your team size: a short opener, three blame-free questions, a voting method, and a template that turns the top two issues into actions with owners and dates.

Why it works

A retro only helps if people speak honestly and something changes afterwards. The prompt covers both: blame-free questions and silent writing make it safe to speak, while voting and the action template make sure the talk ends in two owned changes. Giving the team size and length lets the AI size each section realistically.

Common mistake

The agenda overruns because every section is too long.

Fix: Ask for minute timings that add up to your total, with the discussion getting the biggest block.

Also watch for

The questions invite blame. Questions starting “Why did you…” point at people. Ask for questions about what happened and what made it hard.
The actions have no owner. The template should force one name and one date per action. Two actions finished beat ten written down.

Try a variation: after a failed launch

Add that the project went badly and ask for a gentler opener and questions that separate what went wrong from who was involved.

Still not right? Reply with this

Rewrite the agenda for a remote team on video, with five minutes of silent writing in a shared board first, and adjust the timings to fit.