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Three Horizons retrospective template

Three Horizons asks the team to place each topic by when it matters: in the next sprint or two, over the next few months, or a year or more out. A retro usually fills up with near-term problems, and this format makes room for the slower ones that never feel urgent enough to raise.

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When to use it

The columns

Near Term

What needs attention in the next sprint or two?

For example

  • The release checklist keeps getting skipped
  • Nobody owns the flaky test suite

Middle Term

What is starting to show and will matter in a few months?

For example

  • Onboarding takes new joiners three weeks
  • The design system is drifting between teams

Long Term

What should we be working towards in a year or more?

For example

  • Moving off the legacy billing service
  • Every team able to deploy on its own

Facilitator tip

Vote within each horizon rather than across the board, or the near term will win every time.

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