Use case

Team retrospective polls in Slack

Turn "what went well, what didn't" into a poll the whole team can vote on, then spend the actual retro time discussing the topics that matter most.

Retros work best when everyone contributes before the meeting starts, not during it. A poll lets each person flag what went well, what didn't, and what to fix, on their own time, so the live conversation can focus on the highest-voted items instead of collecting raw input from scratch.

What went well

List candidate wins from the sprint and let the team vote on the ones worth repeating.

What to improve

Collect friction points as poll options, with anonymous voting on so people flag real issues without hesitation.

Action item priority

Once the discussion produces a list of fixes, poll the team on which one to tackle first next sprint.

Why polling beats a blank retro board

Async voting means quieter teammates get an equal say, not just whoever speaks up first in the meeting.
Anonymous responses surface honest feedback about what isn't working.
A ranked list of votes tells you what to discuss first, instead of going topic by topic in order.
Export the results as CSV to track recurring themes across multiple retros.

New to CleanPoll? The step-by-step guide to creating a poll in Slack covers installing the app, publishing, and exporting results.

Questions

Retrospective polls FAQ.

Can I run a full sprint retro with a Slack poll?

You can cover the voting part of a retro this way: post a poll for what went well, what didn't, and what to change, and let the team pick the top items before you discuss them live or async.

How do I keep retro feedback honest?

Turn on anonymous voting so people can flag what didn't go well without it being tied to their name, while the tally still stays visible to everyone.

Can the team add their own retro topics?

Yes, if you enable it. Teammates can add a missing option after the poll is published and vote on it, so the retro isn't limited to what you thought of first.

More ways teams use CleanPoll

CleanPoll for Slack