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