RetrospectivesAgile Foundation

Inês Santos – Agile Coach

Me, Myself & I1995-2000

2000-2006

2007-2009

2009-2015

2016-now

“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.”

- W. Edwards Deming

William Edwards Deming was an American engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant.

Born: October 14, 1900

Died: December 20, 1993

PDCA

The PDCA Cycle is a systematic series of steps,

for gaining valuable learning and knowledge,

for the continual improvement of a product or

process.

PDCA

PLAN D C A

0 identifying a goal or purpose,

0 formulating a theory,

0 defining success metrics, and

0 putting a plan into action.

PDCA

P DO C A

0 in which the components of the plan are implemented,

0 such as making a product.

PDCA

P D CHECK A

0 the Study step,

0 where outcomes are monitored to test the validity of

the plan for signs of progress and success, or

problems and areas for improvement

PDCA

P D C ACT0 closes the cycle,

0 integrating the learning generated by the entire

process,

0 which can be used to adjust the goal, change methods

or even reformulate a theory altogether.

PDCA

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum

Scrum Pillars

Scrum Pillars

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Scrum as a PDCA cycle

Do

CheckAct

Plan

Retrospectives as agile foundation

0Core of any successful Agile or Scrum environment

0“…team reflects on how to become more effective.”

0A method of learning through your mistakes

Place retrospectives on the central stage

Place retrospectives in the main stage

0Motivate the team to participate

0Plan the agile retrospective

0Make the retrospective a safe place to express issues

0Apply different feedback techniques

Retrospective Structure

Set the Stage

Goal: Help people focus on the work at hand

Includes: 0 Simple welcome0 Restate purpose of retrospective0 Remember session timeframe

Exercices:0 1 Word0 Weather Report0 Temperature Reading

Gather Data

Goal: Create a shared memory; highlight pertinent information about the problem, both facts and feelings.Exercices:

0Hot-air ballon0Speedboat0Proud & Sorry0Sprint timeline

Generate InsightsGoal: Asking why (examine conditions, interactions and patterns) and begin to think what to do differently

Exercices:0 Force Field Analysis0 Five Whys0 Fishbone

Decide What to DoGoal: Generate and prioritize valuable, clear improvement actionsExercices:

0 Dot voting0 Open the box0 Circle of questions

Close the RetrospectiveGoal: Retrospective on the retrospectiveExercices:

0 Retro dart0 Take aways0 One word before leaving

Debrief

0Agile retrospective is a powerful and useful tool

0Clearly identify good practices and rejoice

0Go deep to the issues root

0Brainstorm and decide on improvement actions

0Plan, Do, Check, Act

Thank You!