1. The Sensei Retrospective
A Brief Review of the Flow

2. Describe the iteration, and rate it from 1-10.
Name of
Retrospective Hover over this
area to see who has
submitted answers.
Describe
Moderator can use
these controls to
add time, skip
Rate ahead, go back, or
pause the timer.
If users don’t “Submit,” whatever they have done
when moderator goes to next Step will be submitted.

3. After your !rst retrospective, all others will
begin by following up on commitments.
Actions from the
last retrospective +
the associated
observation

4. Cast your votes for the best description.
You don’t have to use all three.
Remaining
votes Use up and
down arrows to
vote

5. View the results of the team’s vote, and
see the average iteration rating.
The winner!
Average rating of
the iteration on
1-10 scale
Look at high & low
ratings... If there is a big
discrepancy, talk about it.

6. Delve deeper into the iteration
by sharing speci!c observations.
You will likely need
more than 3 minutes
for this step. The
moderator can add
time by clicking these
buttons.
When the user starts
typing in the last open
field, another appears.

7. Clean up the list by grouping & editing.
Select the most important observations.
Click the star to
Click and drag an “favorite” an
observation and observation
place it on a similar that you might
one to “group” them. want to discuss
further.
The observations in
this section will most
likely be items you
decide to take action
on.

8. Categorize observations,
focusing on what requires action.
The moderator clicks
the appropriate
button to categorize.

9. Keep the session constructive:
Suggest actions for each observation.
You can suggest
actions for each
observation.

10. Build consensus on the most important
actions by voting for the best ideas.
Number of votes
they have left for
this observation.
(They don’t have to
use them all.)

11. Select the actions the team will
commit to in the next iteration.
Moderator
clicks to select.
Hover over the ?
icon to view related
observation.

12. Volunteer for actions you’ll drive.
An email reminder will be sent.
Click to select

13. At the end of the retrospective,
view a summary of the discussion.
See all of the
observations &
actions by clicking
The moderator
this link.
clicks this button to
finish the
retrospective.

14. Thanks!
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