Learn about an easy tool Agile companies use for fast paced learning and early course correction - and how you can apply and improve through this as a high school or uni student in your own context.

1. Accelerate Through
Retrospectives
An easy tool Agile companies use for fast
paced learning and early course correction.
Here’s why you should use it, too.

2. ImageSource:
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Retrospectives? Why bother?
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Different
Approaches
Different
Results
Time
Speedimprovement&innovation
Value,impacts&returns
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4. Regardless of what we discover,
we understand and truly believe
that everyone did the best job
they could, given what they knew
at the time, their skills and
abilities, the resources
available, and the situation at
hand.
Norm Kerth
Retrospective Prime Directive
No Blame!
No Judgement!
Psychological
Safety!
Growth Mindset!
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5. Example Retrospective - Format: Plus-Delta (+ / Δ)
ImageSource:https://medium.com/scrum-expert/scrum-expert-75036ed85489
Write up
things that
+ went well
Δ should change
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6. Example Retrospective - Format: Mad Glad Sad
Image Source: https://blog.mikepearce.net/2013/02/14/mad-glad-sad-retrospectives/
Write up things
that made you
● Mad
● Glad
● Sad
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7. Example Retrospective - Format: Starfish
ImageSource:https://medium.com/scrum-expert/scrum-expert-75036ed85489
Write up things to
● Keep Doing
● Stop Doing
● Start Doing
● do More Of
● do Less Of
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8. Example Retrospective - Format: Sailboat
ImageSource:https://dribbble.com/shots/2582999-Agile-retrospective
SAILBOAT
You/your team
ISLAND
Your goal (e.g. project)
WIND
Helps to get you there
ANCHOR
Holding you back
ROCKS
Future risks preventing
you from reaching the
island
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Generate Insights
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Take ACTION! 10

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Schedule Retrospectives Regularly
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12. Accelerate Through
Retrospectives
This easy tool gives you and your teams fast
paced learning and early course correction.
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An Invitation
To try a Retrospective in
your own context after
Activate Agile.
1. Think about a project/
team/situation you
think could improve
2. Pick a Retro format
3. Run Retro &
Define actions
4. Schedule next Retro &
Execute your actions
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14. Let’s try it!
Context
Our table is 1 big team!
Our Goal
Create the BEST ever
experience for Activate
Agile
Retrospective
● What went well? (+)
● What should
change? (Δ)
ImageSource:https://medium.com/scrum-expert/scrum-expert-75036ed85489
Plus-Delta (+ / Δ) Retrospective
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