Your team has completed the sprint, the backlog has progressed, so what are you going to do to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the next iteration? The answer is hidden in a properly constructed retrospective. A clear Agile Retrospective Template moves the discussion away from “blame-fest” to evidence-based improvement; it makes data visible, quickly gathers ideas, and connects actions with owners and dates.
Focusing on this need, TypeCalendar has brought together more than 45 Retrospective Templates (including Agile Retrospective) prepared for different team cultures and ceremonies. Each template can be downloaded individually, and its sole purpose is to transform the team into a better version when the sprint is over.
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What Is an Agile Retrospective and Why Is It Critical?
The retrospective, “What went well? What went wrong? What will we change next time?” it is a learning ritual that systematically answers their questions. A good format reinforces psychological safety, keeps an evidence–example–effect sequence, focuses discussion with unbiased prioritization (e.g., dot-voting), and culminates in SMART action items (owner, target date, success criterion). So you leave the meeting not with notes, but with responsibility taken on.
TypeCalendar’s 45+ Retrospective Templates
The collection is diversified according to different modes and needs. Classic sets include Start–Stop–Continue, 4Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For), and Starfish (Start/Stop/More/Less/Keep). Emotion-focused: Mad–Sad–Glad and Kudos. Root-cause: 5 Whys and Ishikawa (Fishbone). Flow guides: Sailboat/Speedboat, Timeline, Customer Journey, Lean Coffee.
You’ll also find metric panels (Defects, Lead Time, Flow Efficiency) for product/platform teams; dashboards aligned to DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, MTTR) for DevOps; and insight–hypothesis–test–impact templates for design/research teams. Each adapts to your Sprint, Kanban, or project rhythm and is downloadable individually.
Formats and Tool Compatibility
How you conduct the meeting is up to you; the templates come as PDF (print–hang on the wall), PPTX/Google Slides (easy moderation and remote session), XLSX/Sheets (scoring, dot voting and action tracking). Miro/Mural compatible canvas layouts and Notion page skeletons are also provided for teams who like online collaboration; you get up to speed at meeting time with drag–and-drop notes, voting counters and automatic action table links. All files are designed with clear typography, accessibility–friendly colors and screen-printing consistency in mind.
Flow Design: Aim for Results in ~60 Minutes
The flow of your retrospectives is structured in 5 steps in the templates:
Warm-up (check-in + psychological safety) → Data Collection (events, measures, observations) → Clustering (themes) → Prioritization (dot-voting or impact/effort scoring) → Actions (owner + target date + success criteria).
Since this flow remains the same in every format, the team doesn’t lose the rhythm even if they try different templates. The only difference is the visual metaphor you use and the tone of the questions.
Download, Implement, Improve
To set the right foundation in minutes after a sprint, pick the format that fits your team from TypeCalendar’s 45+ Agile Retrospective templates. Open the file, add it to your calendar invitation, collect notes, start voting, and close the meeting with actions that have + date + criteria. Each template downloads individually, you won’t get lost in bulky bundles. Download today and measure the difference next sprint.
