🏗️📦 Warehouse Construction
Gear up, crew! Let’s blueprint our sprint, stacking successes like pallets and clearing obstacles like debris. Together we’ll construct a stronger workflow and ship our project on time.
Template Columns
🚧 Lay Foundations
Identify new practices to begin building our project's foundation.
Base column: Start🛑 Demolish Hazards
Highlight processes that hinder progress and should be removed.
Base column: Stop🔧 Keep the Cranes Moving
Maintain the effective workflows that keep our build on schedule.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A construction‑themed sprint review that builds solid foundations, removes obstacles, and keeps effective processes moving forward.
When to use this template
Best for teams needing to solidify new practices, clear blockers, and reinforce what’s working after a busy sprint.
How to facilitate
Gather the team in a virtual room and briefly explain the construction metaphor and the three columns
Start with Lay Foundations – ask participants to suggest new practices or ideas that will strengthen the sprint’s base, write each on a virtual sticky note, and group similar ideas
Move to Demolish Hazards – have everyone identify processes or issues that acted as debris, capture each on a sticky note, discuss impact, and vote on the top three to address
Continue with Keep the Cranes Moving – collect the workflows that kept momentum, cluster them, and decide which to reinforce in the next sprint
Prioritize actions – for each column, select the most important items and assign owners and due dates, ensuring clear next steps
Close the session by summarizing the agreed actions, thanking the team, and optionally sharing a visual blueprint of the sprint for reference
Pro Tips
Use a digital whiteboard with colored sticky notes that match the column colors to reinforce the construction theme
Limit each column to 5–7 items to keep discussion focused and avoid overload
End with a quick “safety check” where each participant states one thing they need to feel supported in the next sprint
FAQ
What if the team can’t agree on which hazards to demolish?
Facilitate a quick dot‑vote or use a priority matrix; focus on the items with highest impact and lowest effort to reach consensus.
How do we keep the construction metaphor from feeling forced?
Tie each column to concrete actions—foundations are new practices, hazards are blockers, cranes are ongoing workflows—so the language supports the work, not the other way around.
Can this format work for a very small team?
Yes, with 2‑3 members you can combine the Lay Foundations and Keep the Cranes Moving steps, and still identify one or two key hazards to remove.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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