The document provides an overview of facilitating agile retrospectives. It discusses the purpose and phases of retrospectives, as well as the roles of the facilitator and participants. Key aspects covered include preparing for retrospectives by understanding the team's development stage, running effective meetings, documenting outcomes, inspecting and adapting the process, and following up on action items. The overall goal discussed is helping teams continuously improve through reflection.
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• Intro (10 Mins)
• Section one (The What): (5 Mins)
• Section two (The Why): (5 Mins)
• Section three (The How): (60 mins)
1. Designing + Preparing
2. Running an agile retrospective
3. Documenting + Sharing
4. Inspecting + adapting
5. Inspect and adapt retrospectives
6. Following up
• Outro (10 Mins) – Agile Retrospective Live Demo
PROCESS
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FACILITATORS HOLD THE PROCESS
CONTENT PROCESS
What How
The task
The subjects for discussion
The problems being solved
The decisions made
The agenda items
The goals
The methods
How relations are maintained
The tools being used
The rules or norms set
The group dynamics
The climate
YOU CREATE THE CONTAINER (PROCESS)
THEY CREATE THE CONTENT
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WHAT NEEDS TO BE COVERED IN AN AGILE RETROSPECTIVE?
UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST
LEARN ABOUT IT
TO IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE
BY TRYING SOMETHING
What worked?
What didn’t work?
What would we do differently next time to help us improve?
PROCESS
IMPROVED
FEELINGS AND
HOPE TO GET
OUT OF THE
MEETING
PURPOSE
& FOCUS
FACTS
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Tools
- Use more Facilitation techniques
1. Starting (Set Purpose, share Process & time frame)
2. During (Check process, pace & time frame) Recording ideas,
- Use different tools depending on the Type of meeting
- Non decision making/Decision Making
3. Ending (Wrap up conclusions, actions & responsibles)
- Create a proposed agenda, based on the « Phases of an
agile retrospective » @Retromat www.plans-for-retrospectives.com
1. Set the stage
– (Team’s performance satisfaction template – Show in Book)
2. Gather data
3. Generate insights
4. Decide what to do
5. Close retrospective
– Dismiss proposed agenda (Let it go)
RUNNING AN AGILE RETROSPECTIVE
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Goal
- Help the organization understanding value of agile
retrospective by setting what is expected from the team in
terms of continuous improvement (Remember this time is
an investment, so it should bring some benefits to the
company)
- Help the team identify how continuous improvement
actions will be shared with the organization
DOCUMENTING AND SHARING
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Tools
- Make actions visible during the upcoming iteration
(Iteration physical board) (Fav)
- Use the Phases 4 & 5 of an agile retrospective
- Decide what to do (Input list of actions)
- Close retrospective (Input and participant responsible)
- Being the process shepard and helping the team with
removing impediments at organizational level
- Be Courageous
- Use your Leadership
- Look/Ask for organizational support
FOLLOWING UP
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References
- Mendez, Jesus. Forming Agile Teams
http://www.jesusmendez.ca/books/forming_agile_teams
- What’s a retrospective? http://www.retrospectives.com
- Linders, Ben. What’s an Agile Retrospective and Why would you do it?,
http://www.benlinders.com/2013/whats-an-agile-retrospective-and-why-
would-you-do-it
- Bens Ingrid. Facilitating with Ease, Core Skills for facilitators, team leaders
and Members, Managers, Consultants and Trainers 3rd. Edition.
- Linders, Ben & Goncalves Luis. Getting Value out of agile retrospectives.
- Cashman, Kevin. The Pause Principle: Step back to lead forward.
- Baldauf, Corinna. Retromat, Plan for Retrospectives. http://plans-for-
retrospectives.com
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https://management30.com/product/improv-cards/