The Harvest Retro is an autumn-themed sprint retrospective template designed to guide your team through a bountiful reflection on their recent sprint. Cultivate team collaboration as you gather completed work, clear away friction points, and plant seeds for upcoming iterations.
What's Included on the Board
Map of the Harvest: A structured sidebar map complete with timing suggestions to guide the team through every stage of the session.
1 · The Harvest (What did we accomplish?): Captures completed work, shipped releases, achievements, and general team progress.
2 · Golden Crops (What went really well?): Celebrates successful collaboration, effective processes, great decisions, and positive outcomes.
3 · Weeds (What slowed us down?): Identifies blockers, frustrations, unnecessary tasks, delays, and process issues.
4 · Seeds (What should we try next?): A space to pitch experiments, process improvements, and fresh ideas for future sprints.
5 · The Barn (What needs discussion?): Serves as a parking lot for complex topics requiring deeper team discussion.
Vote · The Market Stand (Vote on what matters most): A dedicated dot-voting area to prioritize top weeds to pull and top seeds to plant.
Who Is It For?
Agile Teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners looking for a warm, seasonal, and structured format to review achievements, eliminate blockers, and plan upcoming initiatives.
