Inconsistent communication among team members causing misunderstandings ⚓
Sailboat Retrospective Examples
Anchors
- 0 0
- Lack of clear priorities leading to confusion and inefficiency 📉0 0
- Technical debt slowing down new feature development 🖥️0 0
- Limited resources and overallocation of tasks 🏋️♂️0 0
- Resistance to change within the team or organization 🔄0 0
- Outdated tools and technologies hampering productivity 🛠️0 0
Wind
- Strong team spirit and collaboration 🌬️0 0
- Regular feedback from customers providing valuable insights 📬0 0
- Effective use of agile methodologies enhancing workflow 💨0 0
- Dedicated time for learning and personal development 📚0 0
- Supportive leadership and clear organizational vision 🏆0 0
- Access to modern tools and technologies for development ⛵0 0
Rocks
- Emerging market competition posing a threat to product success ⛰️0 0
- Changing regulatory environment impacting project scope 🌊0 0
- Potential for burnout due to sustained high workload 🌋0 0
- Dependency on third-party services or platforms 🪨0 0
- Unforeseen technical challenges or bugs 🐞0 0
- Risk of key personnel leaving the team 🏝️0 0
Island
- Launch of the new product line increasing market share 🏝️0 0
- Achievement of a customer satisfaction score above industry standard 🎯0 0
- Successful migration to new technology platform 🌅0 0
- Establishment of a strong, positive team culture 🌴0 0
- Meeting all project deadlines within the current fiscal year 🗓️0 0
- Becoming the leading service provider in our industry 🚩0 0
- Anchors
What factors are holding the team back or slowing down progress? These can be internal or external obstacles that are hindering the team's performance.
- Wind
What is driving the team forward? These are positive forces or factors that are helping the team move closer to its goals.
- Rocks
What risks or potential issues might the team encounter? These are foreseeable challenges that could impede the team if not addressed.
- Island
What is the team's goal or what are they aiming to achieve? This represents the ultimate objective or the vision the team is working towards.