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Renovate Your Retrospectives Adam England @adamnengland
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Renovate Your
Retrospectives
Adam England @adamnengland
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Are Retrospectives Worth Doing?
5 problems to watch for
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
Solution #1
Accountability
Discuss Goals at Every Standup
Assign an owner to every goal
Apply SMART criteria when choosing goals.
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound
Solution #2
Reconsider your sprint commitment
Solution #3
1 Retro = 1 Goal
Solution #4
Do it more.
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
Solution #1
Preparation is Key
Solution #2
Choose one topic for a deep-dive
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
3. Being too nice.
You can’t make everyone happy in every retro
All the topics we could discuss
The topics we have time for
Solution #1
Democratize
Limit observations to 3 stickies?
Dot vote to narrow down topics?
Parking lot for topics that only have 1 mention?
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
3. Being too nice. 4. Missing the forest
for the trees.
Look at your metrics
Look at trends, not numbers
What have you done for me lately?
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
3. Being too nice. 4. Missing the forest for the
trees. 5. I’m Bored.
Changing Retrospective Plans may not be enough
Solution #1
Sprint OneGeneral Sprint Retro
Sprint TwoDeep Dive - Single Issue Retro
Sprint Three General Sprint Retro
Sprint Four Quarterly Goal review Retro
Solution #2
New Blood
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
3. Being too nice. 4. Missing the forest for the
trees. 5. Boredom 6. Not asking team for
feedback
1. Failing to meet retrospective goals.
2. Retrospectives take way too long.
3. Being too nice. 4. Missing the forest for the
trees. 5. Boredom 6. Not asking team for feedback
@adamnengland
adamnengland.com
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