Agile Ceremonies

Agile Ceremonies Skill

Supports agile team ceremonies including standups, retrospectives, and sprint management.

What This Skill Does

• Structures daily standups
• Facilitates retrospectives
• Tracks sprint progress
• Documents action items
• Measures team health
• Creates weekly summaries

When to Use

• Daily standups (sync or async)
• Sprint retrospectives
• Sprint planning
• Progress tracking
• Team health checks

Reference Files

• references/RETROSPECTIVE.template.md - Sprint retrospective format
• references/DAILY_STANDUP.template.md - Standup formats (individual, team, async)

Standup Format

• Yesterday - What was completed
• Today - What's planned
• Blockers - What's blocking progress

Retrospective Format

• What went well - Celebrate wins
• What didn't go well - Identify issues
• What we learned - Capture insights
• Action items - Specific improvements

Best Practices

• Keep standups under 15 minutes
• Make blockers specific and actionable
• Follow up on previous retro actions
• Quantify progress where possible
• Celebrate team accomplishments

Daily Standup Template

Date: {{DATE}} Sprint: {{SPRINT_NUMBER}} Team: {{TEAM_NAME}}

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Status Update Format

Individual Update

## {{NAME}}

### Yesterday
- {{COMPLETED_TASK_1}}
- {{COMPLETED_TASK_2}}

### Today
- {{PLANNED_TASK_1}}
- {{PLANNED_TASK_2}}

### Blockers
- {{BLOCKER_1}} (need: {{WHAT_NEEDED}})
- None

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Team Standup Template

# Standup - {{DATE}}

## Team Status

| Member | Yesterday | Today | Blockers |
|--------|-----------|-------|----------|
| {{NAME}} | {{COMPLETED}} | {{PLANNED}} | {{BLOCKER}} |

## Key Updates

### Completed
- [x] {{MAJOR_COMPLETION}}

### In Progress
- [ ] {{ACTIVE_WORK}} ({{PERCENT}}%)

### Blocked
- [ ] {{BLOCKED_ITEM}} - Waiting on: {{DEPENDENCY}}

## Action Items

| Item | Owner | Due |
|------|-------|-----|
| {{ACTION}} | {{OWNER}} | {{DATE}} |

## Notes

{{ADDITIONAL_CONTEXT}}

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Async Standup (Slack/Discord)

**Standup - {{DATE}}**

✅ **Done:**
• {{COMPLETED_1}}
• {{COMPLETED_2}}

🔄 **Today:**
• {{PLANNED_1}}
• {{PLANNED_2}}

🚧 **Blockers:**
• {{BLOCKER}} (need help from @{{PERSON}})

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Sprint Progress Template

# Sprint {{NUMBER}} Progress

**Period:** {{START_DATE}} - {{END_DATE}}
**Day:** {{DAY_NUMBER}} of {{TOTAL_DAYS}}

## Burndown

| Day | Planned | Actual | Remaining |
|-----|---------|--------|-----------|
| {{N}} | {{PTS}} | {{PTS}} | {{PTS}} |

## Story Status

| Story | Points | Status | Owner |
|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| {{STORY_ID}}: {{TITLE}} | {{PTS}} | {{STATUS}} | {{OWNER}} |

### Status Legend
- 🔴 Not Started
- 🟡 In Progress
- 🟢 Complete
- 🔵 In Review
- ⚫ Blocked

## Risks

| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| {{RISK}} | {{HIGH/MED/LOW}} | {{ACTION}} |

## Decisions Needed

- [ ] {{DECISION_1}}
- [ ] {{DECISION_2}}

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Weekly Summary Template

# Week {{NUMBER}} Summary

**Period:** {{START}} - {{END}}

## Accomplishments

### Shipped
- {{FEATURE_1}}
- {{FEATURE_2}}

### Progress
- {{WIP_1}} ({{PERCENT}}%)

## Metrics

| Metric | This Week | Last Week | Trend |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| Velocity | {{PTS}} | {{PTS}} | {{↑/↓}} |
| Bugs Fixed | {{N}} | {{N}} | {{↑/↓}} |
| PRs Merged | {{N}} | {{N}} | {{↑/↓}} |

## Learnings

- {{LEARNING_1}}
- {{LEARNING_2}}

## Next Week Focus

1. {{PRIORITY_1}}
2. {{PRIORITY_2}}

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Quality Checklist

• [ ] Updates are specific and measurable
• [ ] Blockers include what's needed to unblock
• [ ] Action items have owners and dates
• [ ] Progress is quantified where possible
• [ ] Risks are identified proactively

Sprint Retrospective

Sprint: {{SPRINT_NUMBER}} Date: {{YYYY-MM-DD}} Facilitator: {{NAME}} Attendees: {{NAMES}}

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Sprint Summary

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What Went Well

{{POSITIVE_1}}

{{DETAILS}}

Impact: {{IMPACT}}

{{POSITIVE_2}}

{{DETAILS}}

{{POSITIVE_3}}

{{DETAILS}}

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What Didn't Go Well

{{NEGATIVE_1}}

{{DETAILS}}

Root Cause: {{CAUSE}}

{{NEGATIVE_2}}

{{DETAILS}}

Root Cause: {{CAUSE}}

{{NEGATIVE_3}}

{{DETAILS}}

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What We Learned

1. {{LEARNING_1}} 2. {{LEARNING_2}} 3. {{LEARNING_3}}

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Action Items

Follow-up from Last Retro

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Team Health

Mood Check

Team Average

• Energy: {{AVG}}/5
• Satisfaction: {{AVG}}/5

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Process Improvements

Start Doing

• {{START_1}}
• {{START_2}}

Stop Doing

• {{STOP_1}}
• {{STOP_2}}

Continue Doing

• {{CONTINUE_1}}
• {{CONTINUE_2}}

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Kudos & Recognition

• {{PERSON}}: {{RECOGNITION}}
• {{PERSON}}: {{RECOGNITION}}

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Discussion Notes

{{FREE_FORM_NOTES}}

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Next Sprint Focus

1. {{FOCUS_1}} 2. {{FOCUS_2}} 3. {{FOCUS_3}}

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Quality Checklist

• [ ] All team members participated
• [ ] Previous action items reviewed
• [ ] New action items have owners
• [ ] Improvements are specific and actionable
• [ ] Positives celebrated