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# Sprint closure and retrospective

When nearing the end of a sprint, it is important to review progress and evaluate the sprint. Use the Retrospective area of the Team Backlog module to do this.

In this topic:

## Enable the team retrospective area

By default, the retrospective area is not visible.

To enable the team retrospective area:

1. In the Team Backlog module, select a release, sprint, and team.

2. In the module title bar, turn on the Retrospective switch.

The standard tabs are hidden and the retrospective area is displayed.

## Address incomplete items

When you finish a sprint, you should finish or move all items.

When you open the retrospective area, a summary of the current sprint items is displayed.

This summary is a complete list of all items in the team and sprint. To address the incomplete items, isolate these items.

To address incomplete items:

1. In the Retrospective area, open the Incomplete Items tab.

2. In the Smart List View or Grid View, select an item and change its attributes:

   - In the toolbar, click the Plan button and move the item to another sprint.

   - Open the item and reassign the item in the Details tab.

   - If necessary, split the item into a new user story. For details, see Split unfinished user stories.

## View a sprint scope change report

Use the Scope Change report to watch changes in your team's sprint content. Use this information to improve your sprint plans.

To use the sprint scope change report:

1. In Settings > Spaces, make sure that you assign the team to the sprint. In addition, make sure that each sprint is entered correctly in the release details. For details, see Releases.

2. Set the planning deadline for the team.

   1. Select the team in the Teams tab.

   2. In the Details tab, in the Planning deadline box, specify the number of days after the sprint starts as the baseline point for the sprint.

      If you do not set a deadline, the deadline is set to 0 days by default.

      Any changes made to sprint content after this deadline are used in calculating the sprint scope change.

3. Have the admin for the workspace assign the team to the appropriate releases.

   Note: After your team is associated with the appropriate releases, you cannot change the planning deadline for past and in-progress sprints.

4. In the Team Backlog module, select the appropriate sprint.

5. View the Scope Change report widget in the grid or the retrospective report.

   Each bar in the widget represents a different status.

   Status | Description
   --- | ---
   Planned | The item was added to the sprint before the planning deadline.
   Unplanned | The item was added to the sprint after the planning deadline.
   Descoped | This item was moved to another sprint or team after the planning deadline.
   Split | The item was split into an extra item after the planning deadline.

## Perform sprint retrospective

When finishing a sprint, use the retrospective area to discuss as a team what went well and what to improve in future sprints.

To perform a retrospective:

1. In the Retrospective area, open the Retrospective tab.

2. In the What went well and To improve edit fields, list the takeaways from the sprint.

3. Click Save.

## See also

- Execute a release
- Work on backlog items
- Team backlog

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