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Sprint Retrospective

SAFe's name for the Sprint Retrospective — a biweekly team improvement event.

Typically 1 hour. Focuses on team-level process improvement. Larger-scale issues surface at PI-level Inspect & Adapt.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Native
Sprint Retrospective (≤3 hours)
SAFe
Renamed

*Iteration Retrospective* + *Inspect & Adapt* at PI level.

LeSS
Modified

*Sprint Retrospective* per team + *Overall Retrospective* across teams.

Nexus
Modified

*Sprint Retrospective* per team + *Nexus Sprint Retrospective* across teams.

Related Terms

Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.