
DAKI Retrospective
A retrospective format that asks the team to reflect across four dimensions: what to Drop (stop doing entirely), Add (start doing), Keep (continue doing well), and Improve (do better). More action-oriented than Start/Stop/Continue — the explicit 'Improve' category pushes teams toward concrete enhancement rather than just elimination.
Comment l'animer
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Divide the board into four quadrants: Drop, Add, Keep, Improve.
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Individual silent reflection (5 min): each person writes sticky notes for each quadrant.
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Share and cluster: go quadrant by quadrant, read notes aloud, group similar themes.
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Dot vote on the top 2-3 items in each quadrant.
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For each top item: agree on one concrete action, an owner, and a due date.
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Close with a quick check-out: one word describing how the team feels about the session.
Conseils
The 'Drop' quadrant is where teams get honest — protect psychological safety there.
Don't let the 'Keep' quadrant become self-congratulation. It should inform what to protect during improvements.
Limit actions to what the team controls — don't assign actions to people outside the room.
Review previous retro actions at the start before adding new ones.
Variantes
KALM variant: Keep, Add, Less of, More of. Good for teams who find 'Drop' too binary for habits they want to reduce rather than eliminate.
Contextes d'utilisation
Méthodes associées
Questions fréquemment posées
Quand utiliser DAKI Retrospective ?â–ľ
Utilisez DAKI Retrospective lorsque vous souhaitez: Sprint retrospectives; Team improvement; Agile ceremonies; Quarterly team reviews.
Combien de temps dure DAKI Retrospective ?â–ľ
DAKI Retrospective dure généralement 45–75 minutes.
Pour combien de participants DAKI Retrospective convient-il ?â–ľ
DAKI Retrospective fonctionne mieux pour des groupes de 3–20 participants.
De quels matériaux ai-je besoin pour DAKI Retrospective ?▾
Pour animer DAKI Retrospective, vous aurez besoin de : Whiteboard or Miro board divided into 4 quadrants, Sticky notes, Pens.
Quel est le niveau de difficulté de DAKI Retrospective ?▾
FacilitationMethods.faqA5Easy
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