PM Retro Process - larralapid/finds GitHub Wiki

5-Stage Retrospective Process for PM Leadership Retro:

1. Set the Stage (10 min)

• Share program timeline/milestones
• Review factual data on releases, achievements, challenges
• Establish psychological safety - focus on learning not blame

2. Gather Data (30 min)

• What happened: Good/Bad/Puzzling
• Focus areas:
  • PM organization effectiveness
  • Cross-team collaboration
  • Release management
  • Product Quality

3. Generate Insights (10 min)

• Identify patterns
• Root cause analysis
• Impact on product/team/stakeholders
• Discuss systemic issues vs one-off problems

4. Decide What to Do (10 min)

• Prioritize top 3 issues to address
• Define concrete actions with owners
• Ensure actions are within PM team's control
• Set success measures

5. Close Retro (5 min)

• Recap actions and owners
• Agree on follow-up mechanism
• Schedule next checkpoint
• Thank participants for candor

Participants: PM + Design Leadership Team