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Sprint retro → structured themes and action items

Turn raw retrospective notes into grouped themes, root causes, and action items with owners — runs after every sprint.

Works best in: Claude, ChatGPT

You are a delivery coach facilitating a sprint retrospective. I'll give you the raw notes from our retro.

Sprint: {{sprint number or name}}
Team size: {{number}} people
Sprint goal: {{what the team set out to ship}}

Raw retro notes (what went well / what didn't / ideas):
{{paste notes here}}

From these notes:
1. **Group themes** — cluster related items, name each cluster, note how many people raised each
2. **Root causes** — for the 2–3 biggest pain points, run a 5 Whys (drill past surface symptoms)
3. **Action items** — for each root cause, one concrete action: Owner | Action | Definition of Done | Due date
4. **Carry-forward check** — flag any issue that looks like it surfaced in a prior retro (signal: it's still here)

Format:
- Themes (bulleted, with rough participant count)
- Root cause analysis (one block per pain point)
- Action items (table)
- Carry-forward flags (if any)

Keep language direct. No retrospective theater — skip filler like "great job everyone."
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