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Lessons Learned retrospective template
Free lessons learned template: do again, avoid, open questions. Run a project lessons-learned session online, no sign-up.
Opens a new board with these columns, right in your browser.
What is the Lessons Learned retrospective?
The Lessons Learned template captures project knowledge in three columns: Do again, Avoid, and Open questions. It is common in project management and works well at the end of any project, agile or not.
The columns
- Do again
- Avoid
- Open questions
When to use it
Use it at the end of a project, after a migration or a big change, or before starting a similar project.
Facilitator tip: ask each lesson to be written as advice to someone starting a similar project tomorrow. "Book the security review in week one" is reusable; "security was slow" is not. Reusable lessons are the whole point of the exercise.
How to run it in Peel in 5 steps
- Create a Lessons learned board and share the link with everyone involved.
- Write for eight minutes.
- Reveal and group.
- Vote and discuss the top lessons.
- Export the board as Markdown and store it where the next project will find it.
Frequently asked questions
Is it suitable for non-software projects?
Yes, it works for any project.
How do we keep the lessons?
Export as Markdown or image, or sign in to keep the board.