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Agent Skills: Retrospective Facilitator

Generate retrospective formats and analyze improvement actions

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Skill Metadata

Name
retrospective-facilitator
Description
Generate retrospective formats and analyze improvement actions

Retrospective Facilitator

Overview

The Retrospective Facilitator skill supports Agile teams in conducting effective sprint retrospectives. It provides diverse retrospective formats, facilitates feedback collection, tracks improvement actions, and analyzes patterns across retrospectives to drive continuous team improvement.

Capabilities

Retrospective Formats

  • Generate retrospective agenda templates (Starfish, 4Ls, Sailboat, Mad/Sad/Glad)
  • Provide format variations for team freshness
  • Support remote and in-person formats
  • Create icebreaker activities
  • Suggest formats based on team context

Feedback Collection

  • Create anonymous feedback collection mechanisms
  • Structure feedback by category
  • Enable dot voting and prioritization
  • Facilitate discussion prompts
  • Capture verbatim team input

Action Management

  • Categorize and prioritize improvement items
  • Track action item completion across sprints
  • Assign owners and due dates
  • Follow up on outstanding actions
  • Calculate action completion rates

Analysis and Insights

  • Generate retrospective summary reports
  • Analyze patterns across multiple retrospectives
  • Calculate team improvement velocity
  • Identify recurring themes and blockers
  • Correlate improvements with velocity/quality

Usage

Input Requirements

  • Sprint/iteration context
  • Team composition
  • Previous action items
  • Historical retrospective data (optional)
  • Format preferences

Output Deliverables

  • Retrospective agenda/facilitation guide
  • Feedback collection templates
  • Action item register
  • Retrospective summary report
  • Pattern analysis insights

Example Use Cases

  1. Sprint Retrospective: Facilitate standard retro session
  2. Release Retrospective: Conduct larger-scope review
  3. Action Follow-up: Track improvement progress
  4. Team Health: Analyze team improvement trends

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following processes:

  • Sprint Retrospective Facilitation
  • agile-metrics-velocity.js
  • Lessons Learned and Knowledge Management
  • Team Formation and Development

Dependencies

  • Templates library
  • Feedback collection frameworks
  • Pattern analysis utilities
  • Action tracking systems

Related Skills

  • SK-005: Agile Metrics Calculator
  • SK-010: Sprint Planning Calculator
  • SK-018: Lessons Learned Repository