check-in

I’m a big fan of 1:1 meetings, especially as a means to close out a sprint and begin planning the next one. Here’s the obsidian template I use to record notes from the 1:1s I have with my team members.

---
date: <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD") %>
time: <% tp.date.now("HH:mm") %>
team_member:
project: <% tp.file.folder(true).split("/")[1] %>
sprint_num: <% tp.file.folder(true).split("/")[3] %>
type: sprint-checkin
---
# Sprint Check-in
 
# Chat
 
## What did you enjoy working on this sprint?
 
## What didn't you enjoy working on this sprint?
 
## Are you satisfied with the work you're doing? Is there something else you want to do?
 
## Do you have any feedback for me? Or how I can better support you?
 
# Planning
 
## What did you do last sprint?
 
## What do you think needs to get done?
 
# Action items
 
## Previous Action Items
```dataview
LIST WITHOUT ID
	item.text
FROM
	#sprint-checkin
WHERE
	TRUE AND
	project = this.project AND
	team_member = this.team_member AND
	sprint_num = (this.sprint_num - 1)
FLATTEN
	file.lists AS item
WHERE
	contains(item.section, "Action items")

I structure my obsidian vault like projects/{project}/sprint/{sprint_num} with each team member’s folder living under check-ins, so templater pulls out metadata with the path manipulation.

I subscribe to the philosophy of sharing my personal notes back with my teammates. It helps build trust and ensures I’m hearing them the way they want to be heard. Also serves as a convenient reference to them.