The Analytics Retro

John, Julie, and Adam are sitting in a glass-walled meeting room in Austin, looking back at the sudden executive change that killed their dashboard project last quarter.

The Analytics Retro

True or false?

The team was going to showcase the metrics view at an event in Seattle.

• True
• False

Adam threw away all the research files when the project was cancelled.

• True
• False

Adam repurposed the shelved project components into a tool for freelance copywriters.

• True
• False

John was angry that Adam used their old design system for a side project.

• True
• False

The side app already has five hundred paying users.

• True
• False

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Adam: Yeah, when leadership announced the strategic pivot, we were about to lock down the final typography styles. It was a massive ____ for all of us.
• John: I remember how hard it was to ____ that morning. The whole decision felt so demoralizing after six months of intense user research.
• Julie: At least we tried to ____ from the wreckage. We exported all our reusable research and put it into the shared company drive before they pulled the plug.
• John: That's true, Julie. But looking back at ____ , I keep wondering how our go-to-market plan would have performed against the competitor's release.
• Adam: Well, there's a silver lining to this whole bittersweet story, guys. I didn't want to say anything earlier, but our shelved project actually found a ____ .

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