4Ps Retrospective
The 4 Ps retrospective is a team activity at the end of a sprint designed to understand what worked, what didn’t, and what can be improved.
The 4Ps stand for positive, poor, potential and progress.
POSITIVE - What were our positives?
POOR - What went poorly?
POTENTIAL - Where do we have potential to improve?
PROGRESS - How do we make further progress?
This template was created by Dave Westgarth.
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