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name: retro
description: Start-Stop-Continue retrospective identifying what to Start doing, Stop doing, and Continue doing. Use for sprint retros, personal reflection, team process reviews, or habit audits.
user-invocable: true
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# Start-Stop-Continue Retrospective

Run a focused retrospective identifying what to Start, Stop, and Continue.

## Instructions

Analyze the subject (project, period, process) and generate specific, actionable items for each category. Focus on behaviors and practices, not people.

### Output Format

**Subject**: What period or topic are we reflecting on?
**Timeframe**: What period does this cover?

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## START
*New practices or behaviors to begin*

| What to Start | Why | Owner | When |
|--------------|-----|-------|------|
| [Specific action] | [Benefit expected] | [Who] | [Start date] |
| [Specific action] | [Benefit expected] | [Who] | [Start date] |
| [Specific action] | [Benefit expected] | [Who] | [Start date] |

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## STOP
*Current practices to eliminate*

| What to Stop | Why | Owner | When |
|--------------|-----|-------|------|
| [Specific thing to stop] | [Problem it causes] | [Who] | [End date] |
| [Specific thing to stop] | [Problem it causes] | [Who] | [End date] |
| [Specific thing to stop] | [Problem it causes] | [Who] | [End date] |

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## CONTINUE
*Things that are working well*

| What to Continue | Why It Works | How to Protect It |
|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
| [Working practice] | [Value it provides] | [How to ensure it continues] |
| [Working practice] | [Value it provides] | [How to ensure it continues] |
| [Working practice] | [Value it provides] | [How to ensure it continues] |

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**Top Priority**
The single most impactful change from this retro:
> [Action] — because [reason]

**Check-in**
When will we review if these changes are working?
> [Date or trigger]

## Guidelines

- Be specific: "Start daily standups" not "communicate more"
- Be behavioral: Focus on actions, not attitudes
- Balance: Aim for 3-5 items per category
- Celebrate Continues: Don't skip this section—recognize what's working
- Assign owners: Unowned actions don't happen
- One priority: If everything is important, nothing is

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