Meetings · 15 questions

Team retrospective questions you can run as live polls

Retros go wrong in two predictable ways. The loudest person sets the tone, or nobody wants to say the uncomfortable thing out loud. Anonymous polls fix both, because everyone answers before anyone hears anyone else.

This set follows the order most teams already use: check the mood, gather what happened, then decide what to change.

Run the first question free

How to run it

  1. 01Run the rating question first and show the spread before anyone speaks.
  2. 02Run the three open-text questions back to back and read the answers as a group.
  3. 03Finish with the ranked vote. Take the top item as the one action for next sprint.

The questions

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  1. 01Rating 1–5

    How did this sprint feel overall?

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  2. 02Open text

    What went well this sprint?

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  3. 03Open text

    What slowed us down?

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  4. 04Open text

    What should we try differently next sprint?

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  5. 05Multiple choice

    Did we finish what we committed to?

    • All of it
    • Most of it
    • About half
    • Less than half
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  6. 06Rating 1–5

    How clear were the priorities this sprint?

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  7. 07Yes / No

    Did you have what you needed to do your best work?

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  8. 08Multiple choice

    How sustainable was the pace?

    • Too slow
    • About right
    • A bit too fast
    • Not sustainable
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  9. 09Open text

    Start, stop, or continue: what is one thing we should START doing?

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  10. 10Open text

    Start, stop, or continue: what is one thing we should STOP doing?

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  11. 11Open text

    Start, stop, or continue: what is one thing we should CONTINUE doing?

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  12. 12Ranked

    Rank what to improve first.

    • Planning and estimates
    • Code review speed
    • Testing
    • Meetings
    • Communication with other teams
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  13. 13Rating 1–5

    How confident are you in the plan for next sprint?

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  14. 14Multiple choice

    Did last retro's action item actually happen?

    • Yes
    • Partly
    • No
    • I don't remember what it was
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  15. 15Open text

    Any shout-outs for a teammate?

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Tips from running these live

  • Edit the ranked options before the meeting so they match the problems your team actually has.
  • Keep polls anonymous and say so out loud. Honest answers depend on people believing it.
  • Export the results as CSV and paste the top items into your retro notes so the action is written down.

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