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Finally, the retrospective rolls around, representing an opportunity for growth and improvement. Ironically, it often becomes a platform for everyone to assure their peers that things will be different during the next sprint. Common themes echoed include the necessity for better communication, more realistic time estimates, and avoidance of last-minute changes.
Yet, these promises, once penned down in a flurry of written optimism, are too quickly forgotten as the next sprint dawns. The same cycles of chaos and miscommunication repeat, leaving teams caught in a loop reminiscent of a roller coaster with broken brakes—thrilling yet terrifying, leading to an unsatisfactory conclusion.