Project retrospective

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The four quadrants: goals vs results, what worked, what to improve, action items.

How to use

  1. Fill in the actual results data before discussing causes.
  2. Write facts, not feelings, under "To improve".
  3. Every action item needs an owner and a check date.

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  • Project retrospective (project / period)
  • Goal review
  • Original goals
  • Targets and acceptance
  • Actual results
  • Data and achievement
  • What worked
  • Fact 1: why it worked
  • Fact 2: why it worked
  • To improve
  • Problem 1: impact and cause
  • Problem 2: impact and cause
  • Action items
  • Improvement + owner + check date
  • Lessons
  • Reusable practice
  • Pitfall to avoid
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# Project retrospective (project / period)
## Goal review
### Original goals
- Targets and acceptance
### Actual results
- Data and achievement
## What worked
- Fact 1: why it worked
- Fact 2: why it worked
## To improve
- Problem 1: impact and cause
- Problem 2: impact and cause
## Action items
- Improvement + owner + check date
## Lessons
- Reusable practice
- Pitfall to avoid

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