Santa's Naughty Or Nice Retrospective
Description
Bring the festive spirit into your team's reflection with Santa's "Naughty or Nice" Retrospective! This engaging format uses the iconic Naughty and Nice lists to help your team explore the past sprint or project. Celebrate successes, address challenges, and plan for improvements—all while keeping the holiday cheer alive!
How It Works
Preparation
Set up your retrospective with two main sections:
Naughty List: Identify areas where the team fell short, encountered challenges, or needs improvement.
Nice List: Highlight wins, successes, and moments of excellence worth celebrating.
Add categories to guide reflections:
Teamwork: Collaboration, support, and camaraderie.
Communication: Clarity, timeliness, and active listening.
Practices: Processes, workflows, and efficiency.
Tools & Tech: Utilization and effectiveness of tools or technology.
Festive Cheer: Celebrating achievements and fostering team spirit.
Reflect
Each team member adds "gifts" (notes) to the Naughty or Nice list under the appropriate category. Examples include:
Naughty - Teamwork: "Uneven workload distribution caused burnout."
Nice - Communication: "Daily stand-ups kept us aligned."
Discuss
Start with the Nice List: Celebrate your team's wins and identify patterns or behaviors that led to success.
Move to the Naughty List: Analyze what went wrong and why. Aim to uncover root causes.
Action Planning
Prioritize a few Naughty List items for improvement. For each, craft actionable steps or "toys in Santa's workshop" to address challenges and enhance future performance.
Wrap Up with Festive Cheer
Highlight key wins, applaud the team, and end on a positive, motivating note. Consider adding fun visuals like a "Coal-o-meter" to show the balance between Naughty and Nice items!
Why Use This Format?
This retrospective blends productivity with fun, making it easier to engage and motivate the team. It’s a great way to wrap up the year or infuse a festive theme into your regular retrospectives. Enjoy reflecting, celebrating, and growing as a team—Happy Holidays! 🎅🎄
Additional Features
Bauble Dot Vote: Use Bauble tokens to dot vote for the most impactful tickets on your board and design actions or experiments around these.
Rate The Retro: Evaluate the session from Coal Alert (Very Poor) to Gift Overflow (Excellent) to gauge its effectiveness.