Agile in Winnipeg:A Retrospective

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1. Learn from each other – What are our strengths? Struggles?

2. Learn some tips for conducting your own retrospectives

Learning Outcomes

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Step 0: Review the action items from the last retro

Q. Did we do them?Q. Are we a better team because of them?

Step 1: Set the tone

“Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.”

- Norm Kerth

Step 2: Gather Data(positive data first!)

“What are the winds that are propelling you and your teams forward?”

Step 2: Gather Data(struggles second!)

“Let’s talk about anchors. What are the things that are slowing you down?”

Other questions you can ask:

It was great because…

Do Differently

Do the same, Do more of

Do less of, Start doing, Stop doing

What have we learned?

What experiments should we try?

I’m thankful for I’m puzzled by…

Other Techniques to try:- Speedboat (winds / anchors /

goals/risks)- (we just did this)

- #LeanCoffee- Remember the Future- SpiderWeb

Step 3: Generate Insights

For the prioritized items:“What ideas do you have for resolving

those pains? Or increasing those gains?”

Step 4: Decide what to do

Step 4: Decide what to do (please don’t do all of

them)

Step 5: Close the retrospective

Credits:- Agile Retrospectives:: Esther Derby and Diana Larsen http://www.amazon.ca/Agile-Retrospectives-Making-Teams-Great/dp/0977616649/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443039464&sr=8-1&keywords=agile+retrospectives - Picture: Chris Smith. http://leadingagileteams.com/2014/07/13/5-steps-to-an-effective-sprint-retrospective/

Summary

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Credits / Resources• Book: Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen: • 5 Step picture by Chris Smith:

http://leadingagileteams.com/2014/07/13/5-steps-to-an-effective-sprint-retrospective/

• Prime Directive: http://www.retrospectives.com/pages/retroPrimeDirective.html

• Silent brainstorming:– http://winnipegagilist.blogspot.ca/2012/01/silent-brainstorming.html – http://

www.slideshare.net/SteveRogalsky/silent-brainstorming-a-guide-to-using-postits

– http://www.slideshare.net/SteveRogalsky/the-silence-of-agile • Other retrospective sources:

– http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/– http://retrospectivewiki.org/ – Lean Coffee: http://

www.slideshare.net/SteveRogalsky/a-guide-to-lean-coffee