The document outlines the steps for running an effective retrospective meeting based on a workshop presented by Jay-Allen Morris and Sam Laing. It discusses the five stages of a retrospective: open, gather data, generate insights, action, and close. Participants are guided through experiential activities at each stage, including brainstorming energizing and frustrating aspects, creating insight posters from Lego builds, and identifying takeaway actions. The goal is for teams to learn what makes a good retrospective and identify concrete improvements.

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Fill in the
posters
around
the room

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Building
blocks
for
EFFECTIVE
RETROSPECTIVES

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Jay-Allen Morris
Sam Laing
Growing Agile
Jumo

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Learn what makes a good retrospective
Experience a retrospective
Overview of steps for a retrospective

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Brainstorm and tell stories!
Who? Same format? Different format?
Where? How often?
What has made your
retros energising?
What has made your
retros frustrating?

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BUILD!
What does a great
retrospective look like?

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Create a poster
3-5 insights that
you gained
from your
lego creation

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Would anyone like to
share 1 insight?

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Think and Write
One idea you want
to take away,
and when you’d
like to action it.

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Share your idea with another
person in the room

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The 5 stages of a retrospective
Agile Retrospectives
Esther Derby, Diana Larsen
open
gather data
insights
action
close

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1 - Open
Posters on the wall
To get everyone to talk
Set the retro tone

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2 - Gather Data
Energise & Frustrate
What happened?
Facts, shared perspective.
Not emotions or solutions

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3 – Generate Insights
Create insight poster
Understanding what
happened and why?
Dig to root cause.

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4 - Action
Your takeaway item
The thing you
do to improve
together as a team.

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5 - Close
Poster as you leave
Thank people for their time.
Get feedback on your retro.

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Thank You!