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Drop
Add
Keep
Improve
About this template
DAKI (Drop, Add, Keep, Improve) is a process-tuning retrospective that treats team habits as a system to optimize. Each column represents a different type of change: removing something harmful, introducing something new, preserving what works, and enhancing existing practices. It is excellent for teams focused on continuous process improvement.
Best for
- Process optimization sprints
- Teams refining their workflow
- When you want a structured change management approach
- Quarterly process reviews
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EngineeringDevOpsOperationsQAProject Management
How to run it
Walk through each column: Drop (what should we stop doing?), Add (what new practice should we adopt?), Keep (what's working well?), Improve (what exists but needs to be better?). Group related cards across columns and vote on the highest-impact changes.
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