What is the Sprint Retrospective?

It is a meeting at the end of each sprint where the team reflects on what went well, what could be improved, and identifies actions for the next sprint.

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Definition

The Sprint Retrospective, or Retro, is a meeting at the end of each sprint within the Scrum framework, where the team reflects on what went well, what could be improved, and identifies actions for the next sprint.

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Purpose

The main goal is to continuously improve the Way of Working (WoW) and the team's performance by incorporating feedback and making adjustments for future sprints.

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Outcome

Once concluded, the Retrospective requires that at least one improvement action is incorporated into the work planned for the next Sprint.

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Participants

All members of the Scrum Team, including the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the Developers.

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Iterative Improvement

The retrospective is a key element of Scrum's empirical process control, allowing regular adaptation and refinement of the team's working methods.

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Timebox

The retrospective is limited to 3 hours for a monthly sprint, with shorter durations for shorter sprints.