Retrospectives in Action@nickoostvogels @patkua

WHO ARE YOU?Experience + Interest

What is a retrospective?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results

- Albert Einstein

We’re not the only ones who do this

What is a retrospective?

A ritual held at the end of a project to review the events and learn from the experience

Typically…

Insert Retrospective here

What if?

What is a retrospective?

A ritual held at the end of a project to review the events and learn from the experience

n agile

throughout

and benefit from those lessons immediately

Hopes Concernsand

I hope to… I’m concerned that…

I’m concerned that…

I’m concerned that…

I’m concerned that…

I hope to…

I hope to… I hope to…

I hope to…

(for this session)

SET the STAGE

STRUCTURE of RETROSPECTIVE

GATHERINFORMATION

INSIGHTS

DEFINE ACTIONS

CLOSE

SET the STAGE

GATHER INFORMATION

INSIGHTS

DEFINE ACTIONS

CLOSE

GATHER INFORMATION

CLOSESET the STAGE INSIGHTS

DEFINE ACTIONS

INSIGHTSSET the STAGE CLOSE

GATHER INFORMATION

DEFINE ACTIONS

DEFINE ACTIONS

SET the STAGE INSIGHTS CLOSE

GATHER INFORMATION

CLOSESET the STAGE INSIGHTS

DEFINE ACTIONSGATHER INFORMATION

FACILITATOR roleHISTORY

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trigger COMMUNICATIONkeep ENERGY level UP

GUIDE through EXERCISESRECORD

BLEND IN

FACILITATOR role

RESPONSIBILITIES

PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING

Image : Facilitator’s guide to participatory decision making - Sam Kaner

EXERCISES

Check - In

Check – In

PURPOSE• Icebreaker• Improve communication• Everybody speaks• Remove tension

Check – In

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Check In

PLACE in retrospective

Safety Check

PURPOSE• Understand people’s willingness to

participate• Low safety = conversations may not

reflect reality and full story• High safety = healthy discussions

Safety Check

5. No problem, I’ll talk about anything

4. I’ll talk about almost anything, a few things might be hard

3. I’ll talk about some things, but others will be hard to say

2. I’m not going to say much, I’ll let others bring up issues

1. I’ll smile, claim everything is great and agree with managers

Safety Check

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Safety Check

PLACE in retrospective

Motivation

Some people may feel safe, just not really motivated.

Motivation measures a different aspect

The ESVP exercise helps us here…

Motivation

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Motivation

PLACE in retrospective

Fishbowl

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Fishbowl

PURPOSE• Build mutual understanding• Listen, observe• Gain insights• Discuss

Fishbowl

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Fishbowl

PLACE in retrospective

(Break)

Mr Squiggle

Mr Squiggle

PURPOSE• Visualization• Storytelling• Creativity• Discover things to elaborate on

Mr Squiggle

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Mr Squiggle

PLACE in retrospective

Brainwriting

Brainwriting

PURPOSE• Get true feelings out• Collect different viewpoints• Build understanding• Discover new ideas

Brainwriting

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Brainwriting

PLACE in retrospective

Retrospective Starfish

Keep Doing

More Of Less Of

Start DoingStop Doing

Retrospective Starfish

PURPOSE• Stimulate different thinking• Find improvement area’s

Retrospective Starfish

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Retrospective Starfish

PLACE in retrospective

Dot Voting

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Dot Voting

PURPOSE• Prioritize action items• Democratically

Dot Voting

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Dot Voting

PLACE in retrospective

Timeline & Emotional Trendline

Timeline & Emotional Trendline

PURPOSE• Get back in the mindset• Collect information• Visualize emotions• Discover

Timeline & Emotional Trendline

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

Timeline & Emotional TL

PLACE in retrospective

Close

ROTI

Return on Time Invested

ROTI5. Excellent. A really useful meeting worth more than time

spent on it. High value.

4. Above average. I gained more than the time I spent. Good value

3. Average. I gained enough to justify the time spent on. I have not lost my time, no more. Value.

2. Useful but it wasn’t worth 100% of the time I spent on it. So I lost time.

1. Useless. I gained nothing. No value at all!

ROTI

PURPOSE• Get feedback on the retrospective• Anonymous

ROTI

Set the stage

Gather information

Insights Define actions

Close

ROTI

PLACE in retrospective

Questions?@nickoostvogels @patkua