Slides from a 2023 talk about Online Agile Retrospectives. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQWxerHw1u4

1. Facilitating an online
Agile Retrospective
by Enrico Teotti

2. Hello, I am Enrico
Passionate about
Agile
Retrospective
since 2010
Principle 12
Initiative
Agile Alliance
This is
retrospective
facilitation
Podcast
https://teotti.com

3. A scientific graph about Agile Retrospectives
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Face 2 Face Retros
If F2F was bad…
Online Retros
Online will be worst

4. How is online different?
Same-same but different…

5. Same
Psychological safety is a foundational step to
make retrospectives effective.
➔ Gathering data
Giving an opportunity to all the team
members to contribute to a shared
perspective of the events.
➔ Generating insights
Reflecting, prioritizing, ideating.
➔ Deciding what to do
Making ideas concrete and actionable.

6. Give time to all team
members to contribute to a
shared perspective
of the events
FAQ
How can I involve my
team members?
Everybody is silent.
or
They say it’s all good and
there is nothing to talk
about.

7. reflect prioritize
ideate
FAQ
How can we get to all
items? 😓

8. Making ideas concrete
and actionable
FAQ
Our action items are
never completed, what
can I do?

9. time
MANAGEMENT ProTip
It doesn’t have to be a
single individual
responsibility.
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https://blog.avanscoperta.it/2020/10
/09/what-happens-when-you-skip-st
eps-in-your-agile-retrospective/

10. Different
Being more intentional is a foundational step
to make online retrospectives effective.
➔ Tools
Find tools that are within (or just
outside) the comfort zone (and
corporate firewall) for that group.
➔ Time zones / bandwidth
Where are the other team members?

11. Being more intentional
● Non verbal communication
● Use the chat
● Video on
● Interactive activities
● Switching in and out of open
conversation
● Smaller groups
“Being intentional is about bringing a commitment,
focus, and attention to something important to
you.”

12. Hello Miro.
Digital whiteboard are the pinnacle of
technology for online facilitation.
How would they work for you?
Tip
Would a template help
or hinder you?
Miro vs Mural:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBUHSdRGsA&list=PLDr3JFmwox0QvrhR
K3vrrAZDUrQNA4f_s
Star Wars: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMIchvPE=/
Generic: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMIchvFc=/#tpicker-content

13. Hello Google Docs!
Or Office365.
Using an online Word document or a
presentation as your shared space.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X9U0Ik4Q0dR8PMchGKV4jFPaV6tcOkQ_gSUcv5C3I
P0/edit#slide=id.gad4666872b_0_132

14. Hello Zoom / Teams
Sometimes the team can’t access any
tools beside the video call system...
Tip
Tell the audience about
the problem through a
story, ideally a person.

15. Start from a tool
that the team knows
and that does the
job.
Tip
Do not introduce change
before understanding
their context.

16. Psychological Safety
Be intentional Tools
Do something about it
Generate insights
Gather Data
Time zones / Bandwidth

17. Are you also passionate
about retros?
Join the Agile Alliance
monthly call!

18. Ciao!
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