Meetings & collaboration
meeting-notes.md
# Meeting notes
**Date:**
**Attendees:**
**Facilitator:**
## Agenda
1.
Meeting notes
Agenda, discussion notes, decisions, and follow-up tasks in one doc.
syncactions
Starter structures
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Ready-made markdown structures for meetings, code docs, product planning, and personal notes — pick one and start writing.
Meetings & collaboration
Run better meetings
Structured notes for syncs, standups, retros, and 1-on-1s — so decisions and action items never get lost.
- Meetings & collaborationstandup.md
# Standup — <date> **Team:** ## Yesterday - ## Today -Daily standup
Yesterday, today, and blockers — quick async updates for the team.
asyncdaily - Meetings & collaborationretro.md
# Retrospective — Sprint <N> **Date:** **Participants:** ## What went well 🎉 - ## What did not go wellSprint retrospective
What went well, what did not, and concrete improvements for next sprint.
sprintteam - Meetings & collaboration1-on-1.md
# 1-on-1 — <name> **Date:** **Next meeting:** ## Their updates - ## My talking points1-on-1 notes
Talking points, feedback, and growth goals for manager or peer check-ins.
managercareer - Meetings & collaborationsprint-planning.md
# Sprint planning — Sprint <N> **Dates:** **Sprint goal:** ## Capacity | Member | Available days | Notes | |--------|----------------|-------|Sprint planning
Capacity, sprint goal, committed stories, and risks before kickoff.
agileplanning
Engineering & code
Ship with clarity
Templates developers actually use — PRs, RFCs, ADRs, bug reports, and postmortems with the right sections baked in.
- Engineering & codepull-request.md
# PR: <title> ## Summary What does this change and why? ## Changes - ## TestingPull request
Summary, changes, testing evidence, and a reviewer checklist.
gitreview - Engineering & coderfc.md
# RFC: <title> **Status:** Draft **Author:** **Reviewers:** ## Context Why are we doing this?RFC / design doc
Context, goals, proposed design, alternatives, and open questions.
architecturedesign - Engineering & codeadr-001.md
# ADR 001: <decision title> **Status:** Proposed **Date:** ## Context ## Decision ## ConsequencesArchitecture decision
Record one decision, its trade-offs, and consequences for the team.
ADRdecisions - Engineering & codebug-report.md
# Bug: <short title> **Severity:** **Reporter:** ## Steps to reproduce 1. 2.Bug report
Repro steps, expected vs. actual behavior, environment, and logs.
debugQA - Engineering & codepostmortem.md
# Postmortem: <incident> **Date:** **Severity:** **Duration:** **Owner:** ## ImpactIncident postmortem
Blameless timeline, root cause, resolution, and follow-up actions.
incidentSRE - Engineering & codeapi-spec.md
# API: <service name> **Version:** **Base URL:** ## Authentication ## Endpoints ### `GET /resource`API specification
Endpoints, request/response shapes, auth, and error handling.
RESTbackend - Engineering & codecode-review.md
# Code review: <PR / branch> **Reviewer:** **Author:** ## Summary of change ## Correctness - [ ] Logic matches requirementsCode review checklist
Structured review notes for correctness, security, and maintainability.
reviewquality
Planning & product
Align before you build
Briefs, specs, user stories, and roadmaps that keep scope, stakeholders, and success metrics in one place.
- Planning & productproject-brief.md
# Project brief: <name> **Owner:** **Target date:** ## Problem statement ## Goal ## ScopeProject brief
Goals, scope, stakeholders, timeline, and success metrics.
kickoffscope - Planning & productproduct-spec.md
# Spec: <feature name> **Author:** **Status:** Draft ## Problem What user pain are we solving? ## Proposed solutionProduct spec
User problem, requirements, UX notes, and acceptance criteria.
PMrequirements - Planning & productuser-story.md
# Story: <title> **Epic:** **Priority:** **Estimate:** ## Story As a **<role>**, I want **<goal>** so that **<benefi…User story
Single story with context, acceptance criteria, and technical notes.
agilebacklog - Planning & productokrs-q1.md
# OKRs — Q<quarter> <year> ## Objective 1: <headline> | Key result | Target | Current | Status | |------------|--------|---------|--------| | KR 1 | | | 🟡 | | KR 2 | | | ⚪ |Quarterly OKRs
Objectives and measurable key results for the quarter.
goalsmetrics - Planning & productroadmap.md
# Roadmap — <product / team> **Last updated:** ## Now (this sprint / month) - ## Next (upcoming) -Feature roadmap
Now, next, and later buckets with themes and dependencies.
roadmappriorities
Personal & learning
Grow and reflect
Journals, reviews, reading lists, and research docs for staying organized outside the sprint cycle.
- Personal & learningjournal.md
# Journal — <date> ## Morning **Intention for today:** ## Highlights - ## ChallengesDaily journal
Morning intentions, evening reflections, and gratitude.
habitsreflection - Personal & learningweekly-review.md
# Weekly review — Week of <date> ## Wins 🎉 - ## Challenges - ## Lessons learnedWeekly review
Wins, blockers, lessons, and priorities for the week ahead.
reviewplanning - Personal & learningreading-list.md
# Reading list ## To read - [ ] **Title** — author / link ## In progress - **Title** — notes so far ## FinishedReading list
Queue articles and books with key takeaways when finished.
booksarticles - Personal & learningresearch.md
# Research: <topic> **Started:** **Status:** ## Hypothesis / question ## Sources 1.Research doc
Hypothesis, sources, findings, and open questions.
studynotes - Personal & learninginterview-prep.md
# Interview prep — <company / role> **Date:** **Format:** ## About the company - ## Role requirementsInterview prep
Company research, STAR stories, questions to ask, and follow-ups.
careerjobs
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