Turntable Retrospective

The Turntable Retrospective is a fun way to help teams identify what went well, what didn’t go well and areas where the team moved too fast or too slow during the last sprint. Based on the topics addressed during the retrospective, the team agrees on the improvement activities needed for future sprint.

 This template uses the Meeting feature and Voting but can be customized.


How to use the Turntable Retrospective

Icebreaker - start the Retrospective by getting to know the team’s preferences for how they listen to music - vinyl records, streaming, compact discs, live, or, if they are really retro, cassette tapes.


Check In - Ask the team to rate the previous sprint on a scale of Filler, Mediocre or All Time Great.


Turntable Retrospective - Use the stickies provided at the top to have the team members identify the following from the last sprint:


• Greatest Hits - Where were we most successful as a team? What lasting value did we deliver?


• Scratches and Warps - What made us sound like a broken record? Where did we miss a beat?

• Speed - When did we move at the right speed? When did we move too slow or too fast?

Voting - Time for team voting on the topic(s) that needs focus going forward. It could be topics helping the team go forward so they need to continue with these to keep momentum, or topics related to what is slowing them down or potential risks coming up. You can use the Voting feature or use your own method.


Decide What to Do - Based on the highest voted topic(s) the teams agree on improvement action going forward in the next sprint. The team can also begin to identify risks for the next sprint.



Check Out - Have each team member write a note to themselves about an item they personally -- with no commitments to the team -- want to do or learn the next sprint and place it somewhere visible to remind them to take action on it.