Agile retrospective part 2

…in various ways
Retrospective, part II.

Set stage
Gather data
Generate insights
Retrospective activities
1
2
3
4
Decide what to do
5
Close

Set stage
Part I. summary
1
What
How

Set stage
Gather data
Generate insights
Retrospective activities
1
2
3
4
Decide what to do
5
Close

Gathering data creates a shared picture
Instead of speculation try to understand
Group memory

Timeline
 30-90 min
Collaboration
Gather Data
Feelings
Facts
Release
Stimulate memory of what happened during the increment of work
Color Coding
Feelings (sad, stalled, satisfied, confused, fun, stressed)
Events (team, technical, organization)
Functions (developers, customers, QA, testing)
Themes (communication, environment, practices)
Swim lines
Functional (row per function, place cards)
In/Out (one half for pigs team, the other for chicken)
On/Off (people out of project, retrospective)
variations

Triple Nickels
 30-60 min
Collaboration
Gather Data
Feelings
Facts
Release
Generate ideas for actions or recommendations
Uncover important topics about the history

Color Code Dots
 5-20 min
Gather Data
Feelings
Release
Show how people experienced events
Use with the timeline technique

Mad Sad Glad
 20-30 min
Gather Data
Feelings
Release
Get the feeling facts out on the table
variations
Rather emotions ask for “Proud” & “Sorry”

Locate Strength
 15-40 (+40) min
Gather Data
Feelings
Release
Facts
Identify strengths by interviews so team can build on them in the next iteration

Gather data
Summary
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Resources
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great, Esther Derby & Diana Larsen
http://picasaweb.google.com/ncancelliere

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Agile retrospective part 2

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