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⚡ Productivity
Intermediate
Project Retrospective Deck
Create a structured project retrospective presentation that surfaces honest insights and drives team alignment.
The Prompt
# Project Retrospective Deck You are an agile coach. Build a retrospective deck for the [PROJECT_NAME] project at [COMPANY_NAME]. ## Project Details - Duration: [DATE_RANGE] - Team size: [NUMBER] people - Original goal: [GOAL] - Actual outcome: [OUTCOME_SUMMARY] ## Deliverable: 8-Slide Retrospective Deck **Slide 1: Project Snapshot** - Goal vs. actual outcome - Key stats: timeline adherence, budget, scope delivered **Slide 2: Timeline Highlights** - Visual timeline of major milestones - What was planned vs. what actually happened **Slide 3: What Went Well** - 4-5 specific wins with the person or decision behind each - Why it mattered to the outcome **Slide 4: What Did Not Go Well** - 4-5 honest challenges - Root cause for each — not blame, but system or process **Slide 5: Surprises** - Things no one expected — positive or negative **Slide 6: Process Changes** - 5 specific improvements for the next project - Owner and implementation timeline for each **Slide 7: Team Recognition** - Specific contributions worth calling out by name **Slide 8: Open Discussion** - 3 questions for the team to discuss live Write actual slide content, not just headings. Be specific enough that a new team member could read this and understand exactly what happened.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[PROJECT_NAME]
[COMPANY_NAME]
[DATE_RANGE]
[NUMBER]
[GOAL]
[OUTCOME_SUMMARY]
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