A team retrospective kanban board for engineering, product, and operations teams capturing what went well, what hurt, and what to try next in Taskade.
What's Included
- Retro Board: Went Well, Didn't Go Well, Action Items columns on a Board view
- Sprint History Database: Table view of past retros with sprint number, themes, and carried-over actions
- AI Theme Agent: AI agent clusters cards into 3-5 themes and surfaces patterns across past sprints
- Action-Item Automation: When a card moves to "Action Items," automation creates a tracked task in next sprint and DMs the owner
- Velocity & Mood Dashboard: Chart of team mood and velocity per sprint
Why This Template Wins
- Memory across sprints: Past retros feed the database — the agent identifies "communication" appeared in 5 of 6 retros
- Action items don't die: Automation guarantees every action becomes a tracked task in next sprint
- Async-friendly: Members add cards before the meeting — distributed teams contribute equally
How to Use
- Clone this template into your Taskade workspace
- Rename per sprint and invite the team via role-based permissions
- Connect Slack, Linear, your tools
- Train the AI Theme Agent on past retro language
- Set up automation triggers for action-item task creation and owner DMs
FAQ
Does this work for Kanban teams without sprints?
Yes. Rename "Sprint" to "Cycle" — agent clusters by date range, so any cadence works.
Can the agent compare themes across the last six retros?
Yes. Because every retro writes back to the history database, the agent has full memory and can answer "what theme appeared in the last 4 retros."
What plan supports a multi-team org?
Pro ($10/mo annual) handles unlimited retros. Business ($25/mo) adds cross-team theme analytics.
CTA
Try this template free in Taskade. For agile setup, see /learn/agents/custom-agents. Pair with Sprint Tracker via Bug Tracker Templates. Browse engineering apps in the Community Gallery.