Love your team_with_retrospectives

Love your team_with_retrospectives

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  Loveyourteam! Or, Better LivingThrough Retrospectives Vesna Kovach @Vesna_V_K https://joind.in/talk/9ca30
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  1. GotProblems?
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  Decidewhattodo.
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  Today’sagenda Love Your Teamagenda
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  2. Anatomyofa Retrospective
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  Retrospective: Definition “Agile ritual” Teamactivity Highly structured Specific segments Timeboxed Regular intervals
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  Retrospective: Purpose Look atthe past A specific period or phase of work Recent Identify issues Decide what to do
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  Issue:Createfocusforweekahead Monday morning kickoffmeeting
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  Issue:FeaturesuggestionsgetBuried Add a “fly-by”segment to weekly story grooming for new icebox items.
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  Issue:DevsandStakeholders Notinsync Email listof features going live Devs attend departmental meetings Demo new features
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  Issue:Makingtimetoworkonbigpicture Monthly strategy lunch
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  Issue:TeaminteractionNarrow Monthly game lunch
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  Retrospective: structure 1.Set thestage 2.Gather data 3.Generate insights 4.Decide what to do 5.Close the Retrospective
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  Act1:setthestage Introduce goal Review agenda Groupactivity General Check in Favorite superhero Specific Rate a particular topic 1-5
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  Act2:GatherData What happened? Timeline How dowe feel about ____? Mad/Sad/Glad Team Radar What went right? Locate Strengths What’s on your mind? Triple Nickels
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  Act3:Generateinsights Glean new perspectivesfrom the facts Find meaning Patterns and shifts Identify themes Force field analysis Generate suggestions Brainstorm Find team values Prioritize with dots
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  Act3:Generateinsights Momentum highest here. Donot attempt to solve the problems! You MUST move your team on to...
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  Act4:Decidewhattodo Concrete plans! SMART goal Specific Measureable Attainable Relevant Timeboxed Gainconsensus Circle of Questions Create detailed action plans Retrospective Planning Game Choose direction Prioritize With Dots
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  Act5:Close Retrospect on this Retro Helped/Hindered/Hypothesis +/Δ Returnon Time Invested Temperature Reading Appreciations Puzzles New info Recommendations Hopes & wishes Warm Fuzzies Appreciations
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  3. HOldaGreat Retrospective
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  Who? Every team member(eventually) Shared ownership Increased skills More styles Better participation Conscious onboarding When they feel ready Provide resources
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  When? Classic answer: At endof iteration What works for my team: Every other week Friday end of day Your answer: Often enough At a good point in your flow
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  HowLong? YMMV We do 1 hour 90minutes Some places do All day
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  SomeBasics Team agreements Agenda preparation(facilitator) Reading agenda ahead of time (group) Attendance Ending on time Ways to follow through Example Working Agreement
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  Content Craft agenda Choose activities Figureout time slots for each Agenda template
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  Content:Whattodo? Resources for the activities AgileRetrospectives: Making Good Teams Great By Esther Derby and Diana Larsen Retrospective Wiki Fun Retrospectives Retromat Retrospective Toolbox Tip: Starthere!
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  Tipsforcontent Read over yourprevious Retros What exercises did you use? What topics did you cover? What was decided? Did you follow through? Tailor to the moment
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  Tools:Facilitator Dry-erase board (Or easeland flip pad) To clean board Towel Water! (not solution!) Eraser Markers that work Plenty of colors Yellow, orange -- highlighting Watch or timer Basket or tub for supplies. Drinking water Cough drops
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  PrepFully:Theboard Set up theboard Clean it Draw charts to fill in Anticipate space you’ll need Check supplies
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  Tools:Team For the team Nicepens that work Legal pads Index cards Sticky notes Plenty of the right colors Colored magnets For voting on magnetic board Wall clock
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  PrepFully:fortheteam Know the activities Anticipatebest writing supplies Set up for your team Decide on materials Provide them Arrange seating
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  Facilitate Don’t expect toparticipate At least, not in every exercise At least, not at first Put your energy into helping the team have a great meeting
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  Facilitate Provide clear instructions Avoid “Whateveryou want it to mean” type instructions Free up energy for exploring the issues Get more consistent results Get team members in sync
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  Facilitate Provide clear instructions Holdpeople to the rules of the game Better gameplay Helps focus Helps stay on task
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  Facilitate Tricky balancing act: Makesure everyone is heard Contribution must land Keep the group on task Remember: We’re here to identify issues Not necessarily to resolve them
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  Facilitate Make sure toleave enough time for... The hardest act to get to…
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  Decidewhattodo.
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  Facilitate Leave a fewminutes for the closing act. Let people go home on time.
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  4. CapturetheResults
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  CapturetheResults Take picture(s) ofthe board Just in case Make notes of points made Write up all suggestions, puzzles, appreciations Write up what was decided Summarize insights Publish results to team
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  GetStarted Go over theplans you made together Pin down the details Who will do what Put any meetings on the calendar Write up any stories Reiterate any timeboxes
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  5. TemperatureReading
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  Temperature reading Appreciations New info Puzzles Hopesand wishes Recommendations
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  FurtherReading Leanpub’s Agile RetrospectiveBundle of six e-books Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Retrospectives