Sprint Retrospective

Reviews the sprint and proposes process improvements.

Step 1: Gather data

# Sprint doc
cat plan/issues/sprints/{N}/sprint.md

# Diary entries from this sprint
cat plan/diary.md

# Git history for the sprint
git log --oneline --since="YYYY-MM-DD"

# Recently completed issues
rg -n '^status: done$' plan/issues/*.md | tail -20

# Task completion times (if available)
# Check TaskList or sprint doc task table

Step 2: Identify incidents

For each merge/task, assess:

• Cycle time: how long from claim to merge?
• Friction: rebase failures, conflict resolution, idle waiting?
• Quality: regressions? Tests skipped? Checklist steps missed?
• Communication: too many messages? Wrong recipients? Ignored messages?

Step 3: Categorize

What went well — with evidence:

• Which processes worked as designed?
• Which fixes landed cleanly?
• What saved time vs previous sprints?

What didn't go well — with root cause:

• Each incident: what happened, why, impact
• Systemic patterns across incidents

Step 4: Propose action items

For each problem, propose a specific change to a specific file:

#	Change	File	Priority
A1	{what to change}	{which file}	HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW

Each action item should be:

• Specific: exact file and section to edit
• Testable: how do we know it worked next sprint?
• Small: one rule change, not a process overhaul

Step 5: Write retrospective

Write to plan/issues/sprints/{N}/sprint.md:

# Sprint {N} Retrospective

**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Baseline**: {start numbers}
**Final**: {end numbers}

## What went well
- (with evidence)

## What didn't go well
### Incident 1: {title}
**What happened**: ...
**Root cause**: ...
**Impact**: ...
**Action item**: ...

## Action items summary
| # | Change | File | Priority |
...

## Proposed file edits
(exact diffs for each action item)

Step 6: Review with team

Share the retro with tech lead and user. Don't apply edits unilaterally — propose and wait for approval.

Output

Message tech lead: "Sprint-{N} retro complete. {X} incidents, {Y} action items. Review at plan/issues/sprints/{N}/sprint.md"