retrospective
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv/
- Jargon
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retrospectiva
- At the end of the sprint, the team held a retrospective to discuss what went well and what could be improved.
- retrospective study
- retrospective review
- retrospective analysis
I wonder if you do retrospectives on relationships that didn't work always.
- I wonder if you do retrospectives on relationships that didn't work always.
- While you're voting, a couple of plans, a couple of retrospectives.
Examples
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In week 17, the teams conduct a course debriefing through a project retrospective moderated by the instructor.
Academic text (2017) -
The developers always look forward to the retrospective meeting, as it helps them enhance their workflow for the next iteration.
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During the retrospective, each member shared their thoughts on the project’s challenges and successes.
Synonyms
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5.6
A meeting after a task to talk about what happened and how to improve
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6.5
A meeting after an event to find what went wrong and how to improve
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6.2
Looking at something again to judge its importance or quality
How Reflective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Retrospective comes from the parts retro- 'back' and -spect 'to look', the same root in inspect. In project work, a retrospective is a meeting to 'look back' at what happened so the team can learn and do better next time.