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Run collaborative, online retros with your team

  • Use simple drag-and-drop sticky notes and elements to conduct team health checks and get feedback in real-time.
  • Start with a blank canvas, or use customizable Mural templates for the most popular retrospective formats.
  • Gather comments and feedback in real-time or asynchronously, and vote on the results to determine the best path forward.
  • Conduct icebreakers, create new workflows, measure key metrics, and get on the same page with your team.
  • Stay protected with enterprise-grade security measures like SSO, two-factor authentication, and IP allowlisting.

Mural not only offers a flexible digital platform where everyone can collaborate, but also guided methods and techniques built into every template.

  • Start from one of Mural’s many free agile templates, and edit as you see fit to scale methods in your organization and facilitate interactive sessions.
  • Each template includes facilitation features and tips for agile coaches and scrum masters to guide teams through each step of the process.
  • Add collaborators with edit permissions, and welcome unlimited visitors (included with every membership).
  • Run an engaging real-time session or invite your team to share feedback asynchronously.
  • Collaboratively build a living document that you can reference in the future so that you can track progress toward your goals.
  • Customize a retrospective that works for your agile team and create a template to standardize your agile retrospectives.
  • Export as a PDF or CSV to easily show opportunities for continuous improvement and share learnings with other agile coaches.
  • Import issues from Jira into a mural to collaboratively align, plan, or visualize dependencies.

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FAQs

How do you structure a retrospective?

A retrospective meeting is held by a team at the end of a sprint or project to reflect on what went well, what didn't go well, and what can be improved in the future. The purpose of the retrospective is to identify ways to work more effectively as a team and to continually improve the team's processes.

Here is a general structure that you can follow to conduct a retrospective:

  1. Set the stage: Begin the retrospective process by explaining its purpose and reminding everyone of the ground rules for the meeting. Make sure everyone understands that the goal is to improve the team's processes and that feedback should be constructive.
  2. Gather data: Ask the team to share their experiences and observations of the sprint or project. This can be done through various methods, such as asking open-ended questions, brainstorming, or using a retrospective board or tool.
  3. Generate insights: Review the data collected and identify patterns and insights. This could include what worked well, what didn't work, what could have been done better, and what the team learned during the sprint or project.
  4. Decide what to do: Based on the insights, decide on action items that the team can take to improve their processes. Make sure these action items are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).
  5. Close the retrospective: Summarize the action items and assign ownership to each item. Review the ground rules and thank the team for their participation.

What are the three questions to ask when running a retrospective?

The three retrospective questions are a common framework used to guide the discussion and analysis during a retrospective. These questions are:

  1. What went well? This question encourages the team to identify the positive aspects of the sprint or project. It helps the team to recognize and celebrate their achievements and successes.
  2. What didn't go well? This question invites the team to discuss the challenges and issues they encountered during the sprint or project. It provides an opportunity to identify areas for improvement and to discuss ways to overcome obstacles in the future.
  3. What can we improve? This question focuses on action and encourages the team to identify specific and actionable items for improvement. It helps the team to prioritize the areas where they can make the biggest impact and to commit to concrete actions to improve their processes in the next sprint or project.

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Mural's async retrospective template optimizes team collaboration. Reflect, gain insights, and improve project outcomes with flexible, remote workflows.

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