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Pros, Cons, Ideas retrospective template

Run a pros, cons and ideas session online for free. Evaluate a decision or a change together, no sign-up.

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Opens a new board with these columns, right in your browser.

What is the Pros, Cons, Ideas retrospective?

Pros, Cons, Ideas is a simple decision template: list the Pros of an option, its Cons, and Ideas to improve it. It is useful for evaluating a new tool, process or plan with the whole team.

The columns

  1. Pros
  2. Cons
  3. Ideas

When to use it

Use it before a decision, to review a trial, or when opinions are split.

Facilitator tip: decide before you start how the decision will be made (consensus, the owner decides, a vote). Clear decision rules stop the session from becoming an endless list of pros and cons, and the Ideas column can turn a 'no' into a better 'yes'.

How to run it in Peel in 5 steps

  1. Create a Pros · Cons · Ideas board and name the decision.
  2. Write for five minutes.
  3. Reveal and group.
  4. Vote on the strongest Cons and best Ideas.
  5. Decide and record the next step.
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Frequently asked questions

Is it a retro?

It is a decision tool that works with the same retro flow.

Can we compare two options?

Create one board per option, or use the template builder.

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