Keep Problem Try (KPT) Activity
If one of your team members was responsible for the good things you’d like to keep, this is the time to personally thank them!
How to run it
- If one of your team members was responsible for the good things you’d like to keep, this is the time to personally thank them!
- Example:I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.
- Example: I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.
- Start For Free Keep, Problem, Try (KPT) Retrospective What is this activity?
- It helps teams reflect on their past work and plan for small improvements.
- Keep: Daily stand-ups helped us stay aligned.
- Try: Use timers during reviews to keep them short.
- No limit Template created by: EasyRetro Team Has been used 46 times Create Free Board Keep, Problem, Try (KPT) Template 🟢 Keep Things that went well and helped the team.
- Create Free Board How to conduct this activity To run a Keep, Problem, Try retrospective, ask your team to add notes in three simple columns.
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Example:I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.
Example: I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.
Start For Free Keep, Problem, Try (KPT) Retrospective What is this activity?
It helps teams reflect on their past work and plan for small improvements.
Keep: Daily stand-ups helped us stay aligned.
Try: Use timers during reviews to keep them short.
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Keep Problem Try (KPT) Activity. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Example:I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.; Example: I really love our flexible working days. Having the option to start a little later, or take a longer lunch, helps me make sure I’m always working at my best.; Start For Free Keep, Problem, Try (KPT) Retrospective What is this activity?; It helps teams reflect on their past work and plan for small improvements.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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