Most remote retrospectives fail because they ignore the unique dysfunction of distributed work. Your team avoids uncomfortable truths about timezone politics, async accountability gaps, and communication tool failures. Instead, you get polite observations about “improving collaboration” while the real problems fester in private DM conversations.

This toolkit is designed to break that cycle.

What’s Inside:

  • Question frameworks that surface remote-specific problems instead of generic team issues

  • Anonymous feedback systems for sensitive topics people won’t discuss on video calls

  • Action item templates that account for timezone realities instead of pretending everyone works the same hours

  • Progress tracking tools that measure actual improvement instead of retrospective theater

Remote-Retrospective-Dysfunction-Repair-Kit--TheCrankyPM.pdf

Remote Retrospective Dysfunction Repair Kit

Warning: These tools will make your retrospectives occasionally uncomfortable. That’s the point. If everyone’s nodding pleasantly in their video boxes, you’re not addressing real problems.

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