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retrospective Workflow Rule
This rule defines the retrospective workflow.
Workflow Description
Run after epic completion to review overall success, extract lessons learned, and explore if new information emerged that might impact the next epic
Workflow Definition
Retrospective - Epic Completion Review Workflow
name: "retrospective" description: "Run after epic completion to review overall success, extract lessons learned, and explore if new information emerged that might impact the next epic" author: "BMad"
config_source: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/config.yaml" output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder" user_name: "{config_source}:user_name" communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language" user_skill_level: "{config_source}:user_skill_level" document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language" date: system-generated sprint_artifacts: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts"
installed_path: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective" template: false instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
required_inputs:
- agent_manifest: "{project-root}/.bmad/_cfg/agent-manifest.csv"
Smart input file references - handles both whole docs and sharded docs
Priority: Whole document first, then sharded version
Strategy: SELECTIVE LOAD - only load the completed epic and relevant retrospectives
input_file_patterns: epics: description: "The completed epic for retrospective" whole: "{output_folder}/epic.md" sharded_index: "{output_folder}/epic/index.md" sharded_single: "{output_folder}/epic/epic-{{epic_num}}.md" load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" previous_retrospective: description: "Previous epic's retrospective (optional)" pattern: "{sprint_artifacts}/**/epic-{{prev_epic_num}}-retro-.md" load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" architecture: description: "System architecture for context" whole: "{output_folder}/architecture.md" sharded: "{output_folder}/architecture/.md" load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD" prd: description: "Product requirements for context" whole: "{output_folder}/prd.md" sharded: "{output_folder}/prd/.md" load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD" document_project: description: "Brownfield project documentation (optional)" sharded: "{output_folder}/.md" load_strategy: "INDEX_GUIDED"
Required files
sprint_status_file: "{sprint_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml || {output_folder}/sprint-status.yaml" story_directory: "{sprint_artifacts}" retrospectives_folder: "{sprint_artifacts}"
standalone: true
Usage
Reference this workflow with @workflow-retrospective to execute the guided workflow.
Module
Part of the BMAD BMM module.