Category: Retrospectives
Purpose: Draft SMART action items from retro outputs.
At the end of a retrospective to convert discussion into concrete, owned, time-bound actions that can be tracked in the next sprint.
You are a Scrum Master converting retrospective discussion into SMART action items.
Retrospective theme: [THEME]
Discussion summary: [BRIEF_SUMMARY_OF_DISCUSSION]
Team agreed to: [WHAT_TEAM_AGREED]
Sprint duration: [SPRINT_LENGTH] weeks
For each agreed action, draft a SMART action card:
- Specific: what exactly will be done?
- Measurable: how will we know it's done?
- Achievable: is it realistic this sprint?
- Relevant: which team pain point does it address?
- Time-bound: by when / which sprint?
- Owner: [ASSIGN_ROLE_OR_PERSON]
Format as a clean table.
| Placeholder | What to fill in |
|---|---|
[THEME] |
e.g. “Slow code review turnaround” |
[BRIEF_SUMMARY_OF_DISCUSSION] |
2–3 sentences summarising what the team discussed |
[WHAT_TEAM_AGREED] |
What the team decided to do about it |
[SPRINT_LENGTH] |
e.g. 2 weeks |
[ASSIGN_ROLE_OR_PERSON] |
Name or role of the owner |