🏭📦 Warehouse Workflow
Step into our bustling warehouse! Let’s organize our agile inventory, clear out cluttered practices, and keep our best processes on the shelves. Time to stock success and ship improvements!
Template Columns
📥 New Deliveries (Start)
List new processes or ideas to bring into our workflow inventory.
Base column: Start🚫 Broken Crates (Stop)
Identify practices that are busted or expired and should be removed from our shelves.
Base column: Stop🚚 Steady Shipments (Continue)
Spot the reliable processes and habits that keep our warehouse running smoothly.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A warehouse‑themed retrospective that sorts new ideas, stops broken practices, and reinforces what’s working.
When to use this template
Use when the team needs a clear inventory of processes and wants to declutter and prioritize improvements.
How to facilitate
Set the stage by reminding the team of the warehouse metaphor and the three columns: New Deliveries, Broken Crates, and Steady Shipments
Give each participant 5 minutes to silently write items on virtual sticky notes for each column using the Kollabe board
Collect the notes, group similar items together, and place them under the appropriate column
Facilitate a discussion for each column: explore why new ideas are valuable, why broken crates should be stopped, and what makes steady shipments reliable
Vote on the top two items in each column, turn the selected New Deliveries into action items, create a removal plan for Broken Crates, and assign owners for maintaining Steady Shipments
Pro Tips
Limit each participant to three items per column to keep the board manageable and focus on high‑impact ideas
Use a quick dot‑voting timer in Kollabe so decisions stay time‑boxed and energy stays high
Capture the agreed actions in a shared backlog immediately after the retro to ensure follow‑through
FAQ
What if we run out of time to discuss all items?
Prioritize by voting; discuss only the top‑voted items and capture the rest in a ‘parking lot’ list for later review.
How do we handle items that seem both a new delivery and a broken crate?
Clarify the intent: if it’s a replacement for a broken practice, treat it as a New Delivery and create a paired stop‑and‑start action.
Can we use this format for non‑technical teams?
Yes, the metaphor works for any process‑oriented group; just adapt the language to match their workflow.
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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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