The Sprint Risk Tracker Board helps agile teams identify, monitor, and resolve risks as they arise throughout the sprint. Unlike traditional retrospectives, this format is proactive — designed to catch issues before they derail progress.
It supports ongoing visibility into:
What risks are emerging
What’s currently being investigated
What’s being actively mitigated
What’s already resolved
This template is available through our Atlassian app SprintRetro.
Why this template?
Retrospectives are great for reflecting on the past — but what about managing risks in real time?
The Sprint Risk Tracker Board gives your team a lightweight, visual system to track potential blockers before they escalate. It promotes continuous risk management, aligned with your sprint cadence.
And just like all SprintRetro templates, this board includes an Actions column and tracks open items from previous sessions, so follow-through is built in.
Template structure
This template includes four stages of risk management, plus an integrated Actions column:
New Risk
Recently identified risks that have been logged but not yet reviewed or prioritized. This column is the starting point for risk awareness and team input.
Under Investigation
Risks that are currently being examined. Teams use this space to explore root causes, assess potential impact, and decide whether action is needed.
Mitigation in Progress
This column captures active efforts to reduce or eliminate risk — whether it’s adding testing, revisiting a dependency, or aligning with stakeholders.
Closed
Risks that are no longer active. They’ve either been successfully mitigated, accepted as low-risk, or became irrelevant to the current sprint.
Actions
SprintRetro’s built-in Actions column allows you to track tasks arising from any risk stage — including investigations, mitigations, or future safeguards. You’ll also see open actions from previous boards, so nothing falls through the cracks.
How to use this board
Log early, log often
Encourage the team to add potential risks as soon as they’re noticed. This could be technical, procedural, external, or even people-related.Review regularly
Use your daily standup or mid-sprint review to move risks through the board. Actively discuss anything in the “New” or “Under Investigation” columns.Assign and act
Once mitigation steps are agreed on, assign clear owners and track them in the Actions column.Close and learn
When a risk is resolved or no longer relevant, move it to “Closed.” Periodically review closed risks to identify patterns or recurring themes.
Try this template in SprintRetro
The Sprint Risk Tracker Board is available for free in the SprintRetro Atlassian app. It’s a simple way to stay ahead of blockers, reduce uncertainty, and help your team finish sprints strong