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title: "Engineering retro"
excerpt: "Replaces the post-sprint Notion page that gets lost. Carryover keeps unfinished retro actions visible."
category: "Template"
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# Engineering retro

Sprint-by-sprint retros that produce real change.

## Sprint [N]

### What worked

Keep doing.

### What didn't

Change next sprint.

### Lessons

Long-term takeaways. Promote to the team wiki if relevant.

## Action items

Use the **Action items** surface. Columns: action, owner, due, status (open / in progress / done / dropped).

Every retro produces 2-5. The next retro reviews what's still open.

## Carryover

Use the **Carryover** surface. Auto-populated from prior retro action items still open. The honest mirror — if the same action keeps carrying over, change the action.

## Cadence

- End of every sprint: 30 min retro.
- Argus drafts the doc the night before from sprint outcomes.
- Action items reviewed first at the next retro.