Agile Retrospectives Workshop

March 2016

By Jayram Joshi / @jayramj

Agenda

  • We have a project !!
  • What did we observe?
  • Essential Ingredients of Retrospective
  • Different flavours of Retrospectives
  • Retrospective Anti Patterns
  • Questions?

Housing for ALL

Lets build some houses !!

What we want to achieve in next 1 hour

What did we observe?

Ingredients of a Retrospective

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Enthusiastic & Commited Team

Scheduled in Calendar Well In Advance

Prime Directive

Safety Check

Facilitated

Timeboxed

Action Items

Different Flavours Of Retrospectives

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Questions retrospective

Questions retrospective

  • What Worked Well?
  • What Should We Do Differently Next Time?
  • What Did We Learn?
  • What Needs to be clarified?
  • What Made You Mad?
  • What Made You Laugh?

StarFish

Star Fish

  • What can we start doing that will speed the team’s progress?
  • What can we stop doing that hinders the team’s progress?
  • What can we keep doing that is currently helping the team’s progress?
  • What is currently aiding the team’s progress and we can do more of?
  • What is currently impeding the team’s progress and we can do less of?

Sailboat

SailBoat

  • What is it that is holding us back - Anchors?
  • How deep is the anchor?
  • What is it that can propel us ahead - Engines?
  • How powerful is the engine?

4L Technique

4L Technique

  • What was Liked?
  • What was Learned?
  • What Lacked?
  • What was Longed For?

Circles

Circles

  • Is this in my area of control?
  • Is this within my sphere of influence
  • Is this something within realm of Concern
  • Is this something that Is of no Concern?

TimeLine Retrospective

Agile Retrospectives AntiPatterns

Credit :

Luis Gonçalves - Agile Antipatterns

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WHAT HAPPENS IN RETRO, DOES NOT STAY IN RETRO

CHANGE THE WORLD

NO TIME TO IMPROVE

NO RESPONSABILITY IS TAKEN

WISHFUL THINKING

CHICKENS INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME

HISTORY LESSONS AND IDEAS FEST

NO REVIEW OF PAST ACTION ITEMS

OFTEN ACTION ITEMS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED TO SCRUM MASTER

QUESTIONS