Retrospective
Summary meeting at the sprint end
Favara Vincenzo
About me
Retrospective
It allows team to learn, think and decide
together
It’s not the place to have individual
feedback
It’s not the answer to fill tech or
collaboration skills gaps
It should be unique
https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-sprint-retrospective
Retrospective standard framework
How can improve retrospective?
Set the stage (establish its focus)
Gather data (create a shared poll of data)
Generate insights (understanding influences and causes)
Decide what to do (action item)
Close it (contributions and better ideas to next one)
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5
Retrospective SMART Action Items
How can improve retrospective items?
Specific – what are you going to do and who?
Measurable – how can you quantify progress?
Achievable – can you actually accomplish this?
Relevant – does it matter? will it fix the problem?
Time Based – when will it be done?
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5
How long?
Maybe we need more than 2 hours
● Scrum master do a little summary
● Team starts talking about posts
● Vote
● Create action items
● Close retrospective (feedback)
● Use a remote dashboard
● Scrum master in according with team decide
first 2 points: focus and provide data
● Every team member should fill dashboard
Meeting
One hour
Remote
Half sprint time
Starfish
What we are using!
● Start
● Stop
● Keep
● More
● Less
Type: Verbal
Number Members: 5+
Remotable: YES
Starfish Variants:
Some used variants
● KALM: Keep, Add, Less,
More
● DAKI: Drop, Add, Keep,
Improve
● 4L’s: Liked, Learned, Lacked,
Longer for
Type: Verbal
Number Members: 5+
Remotable: YES
Glad Sad Mad
Simple and classic!
Glad: What makes you happy
Sad: What disappointed you or
that you wished be improved?
Mad: List of things that make
you crazy and stop you from
performing at your best?
Type: Verbal
Number Members: 3+
Remotable: YES
“Why” Retrospective
Some used variants
This meeting format is used to
find issues causes asking follow
up “why?”
Each member create a chain of
reasons due to which why and
so on
Type: Not-verbal
Number Members: 7+
Remotable: YES mandatory
Token of appreciation
Need chocolate box!
“I would like to give a chocolate
to X because he was nice in...“
Then you give the chocolate
box to X and ask him to repeat
the gesture
Type: Verbal
Number Members: 7+
Remotable: NO
Presentation
Team can see the
slide about topic
Why
Use anonymous
dashboard
Starfish
Do we miss starfish?
Let’s come back! Team on Fire
We tried and tested,
what we learned?
The choose
Which retrospective is
the best for us?
Appreciation
buy some chocolate
boxes!!!!
Glad Sad Mad
Emotional focused
Retrospective plan
How can we plan what we learn today?
Thank You!
Favara Vincenzo

Retrospective

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    Retrospective Summary meeting atthe sprint end Favara Vincenzo
  • 2.
    About me Retrospective It allowsteam to learn, think and decide together It’s not the place to have individual feedback It’s not the answer to fill tech or collaboration skills gaps It should be unique https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-sprint-retrospective
  • 3.
    Retrospective standard framework Howcan improve retrospective? Set the stage (establish its focus) Gather data (create a shared poll of data) Generate insights (understanding influences and causes) Decide what to do (action item) Close it (contributions and better ideas to next one) 1 2 3 4 5
  • 4.
    Retrospective SMART ActionItems How can improve retrospective items? Specific – what are you going to do and who? Measurable – how can you quantify progress? Achievable – can you actually accomplish this? Relevant – does it matter? will it fix the problem? Time Based – when will it be done? 1 2 3 4 5
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    How long? Maybe weneed more than 2 hours
  • 6.
    ● Scrum masterdo a little summary ● Team starts talking about posts ● Vote ● Create action items ● Close retrospective (feedback) ● Use a remote dashboard ● Scrum master in according with team decide first 2 points: focus and provide data ● Every team member should fill dashboard Meeting One hour Remote Half sprint time
  • 7.
    Starfish What we areusing! ● Start ● Stop ● Keep ● More ● Less Type: Verbal Number Members: 5+ Remotable: YES
  • 8.
    Starfish Variants: Some usedvariants ● KALM: Keep, Add, Less, More ● DAKI: Drop, Add, Keep, Improve ● 4L’s: Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longer for Type: Verbal Number Members: 5+ Remotable: YES
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    Glad Sad Mad Simpleand classic! Glad: What makes you happy Sad: What disappointed you or that you wished be improved? Mad: List of things that make you crazy and stop you from performing at your best? Type: Verbal Number Members: 3+ Remotable: YES
  • 10.
    “Why” Retrospective Some usedvariants This meeting format is used to find issues causes asking follow up “why?” Each member create a chain of reasons due to which why and so on Type: Not-verbal Number Members: 7+ Remotable: YES mandatory
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    Token of appreciation Needchocolate box! “I would like to give a chocolate to X because he was nice in...“ Then you give the chocolate box to X and ask him to repeat the gesture Type: Verbal Number Members: 7+ Remotable: NO
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    Presentation Team can seethe slide about topic Why Use anonymous dashboard Starfish Do we miss starfish? Let’s come back! Team on Fire We tried and tested, what we learned? The choose Which retrospective is the best for us? Appreciation buy some chocolate boxes!!!! Glad Sad Mad Emotional focused Retrospective plan How can we plan what we learn today?
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