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Retrospective / Post-Mortem

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Design and run effective team retrospectives or incident post-mortems with structured formats

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About the Retrospective / Post-Mortem Prompt Template

This operations template assigns the AI the role of an agile coach and incident management specialist who facilitates blameless retrospectives and post-mortems that drive meaningful action items, so the prompt it builds is framed by genuine subject-matter expertise rather than a generic request.

What it does: Create a your format for your team covering your timeframe, using the your method format and focused on your focus area.

You fill in 7 fields (6 required, 1 optional), and SurePrompts assembles a complete, structured prompt you can paste straight into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

Streamline operations with AI-generated documentation, SOPs, reports, and process guides.

How to Use This Template

  1. 1

    Fill in Meeting Type

    Enter the meeting type for your prompt.

  2. 2

    Fill in Team / Participants

    e.g., Backend engineering team (8 people), Cross-functional product squad

  3. 3

    Fill in Period Under Review

    e.g., Sprint 23 (Jan 6-20), Q4 2024, the Jan 15 outage

  4. 4

    Fill in Retrospective Method

    Enter the retrospective method for your prompt.

  5. 5

    Fill in Focus Area

    Enter the focus area for your prompt.

  6. 6

    Fill in Key Context / Events

    What happened during this period? Key wins, incidents, challenges, or themes

  7. 7

    Fill in Meeting Duration

    Enter the meeting duration for your prompt.

  8. 8

    Copy your prompt

    Click the copy button to copy your generated prompt, then paste it into your preferred AI tool.

Template Fields

Every field below maps to a part of the finished Retrospective / Post-Mortem prompt. Required fields shape the core request; optional fields add detail and control.

Meeting TypeselectRequired

A required input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 4 preset choices.

Available choices:

Sprint retrospectiveIncident post-mortemProject retrospectiveQuarterly review
Team / ParticipantstextRequired

A required input that takes a short line of text.

Example: e.g., Backend engineering team (8 people), Cross-functional product squad

Period Under ReviewtextRequired

A required input that takes a short line of text.

Example: e.g., Sprint 23 (Jan 6-20), Q4 2024, the Jan 15 outage

Retrospective MethodselectRequired

A required input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

Available choices:

Start/Stop/Continue4Ls (Liked/Learned/Lacked/Longed for)Sailboat (wind/anchor/rocks/island)Timeline-basedFive Whys (for post-mortems)Mad/Sad/Glad
Focus AreaselectRequired

A required input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 6 preset choices.

Available choices:

General process improvementSpecific incident analysisTeam dynamicsDelivery speedQuality / reliabilityCross-team collaboration
Key Context / EventsmultilineRequired

A required input that takes a longer, multi-line value.

Example: What happened during this period? Key wins, incidents, challenges, or themes

Meeting Durationselect

An optional input that takes one option from a list. Choose from 4 preset choices.

Available choices:

30 minutes45 minutes60 minutes90 minutes
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