FREE TOOL · YEAR-END

Team year in review: wins, lessons and next year’s goals

Look back on the year together before you plan the next one. Fill this in live in a team meeting, or share the edit link so everyone adds their own wins and thank-yous first. Then agree what to start, stop and keep, and the three goals that matter most next year.

TeamYear

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1. Our biggest wins

What are we proudest of? Results, launches, customers, things we fixed.

2. Highlights through the year

One line per month or quarter. Helps everyone remember how much happened.

3. What was hard

Be honest and kind. No blame, just what made the year tough.

4. What we learned

Lessons worth keeping for next year.

5. Thank-yous and shout-outs

Name people and what they did. Specific beats general.

6. Next year: start

What should we start doing?

7. Next year: stop

What should we stop doing?

8. Next year: keep doing

What is working and should stay?

9. Our three goals for next year

Three at most. Make each one measurable.

THE GUIDE

How to run a team year in review in one hour

A year in review is a retro for the whole year. It reminds everyone how much they achieved, captures the lessons while they are fresh, and turns them into a few clear goals for next year.

A one-hour agenda

10 minutes: wins and highlights. Read them out; let people add more.
10 minutes: what was hard. Listen without defending.
10 minutes: what we learned.
10 minutes: thank-yous. Go round so everyone thanks someone.
15 minutes: start, stop, keep doing.
5 minutes: agree three goals and who owns each.

Make it easy to contribute

Share the edit link a week before so people add wins and thank-yous in their own time.
Quieter people often write more than they say. Read their points out for them.
End on the thank-yous or the goals, not the hard parts.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the same as a retrospective?

It is a longer retrospective. For a sprint or project, use the retrospective board instead.

How many goals should we set?