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Retrospectives
A View From the Inside
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Please save your questions (we’ll have time for them at the end)
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What we hope you get out of this
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Who Are We?
Maria Kouras
twitter: @masha_q1
Chris Gow
twitter: @chris_gow
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Where We Work
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We’re part of the delivery team
• We’re always there
• We know the hot issues
• The team is great
Awesomeness
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We’re part of the delivery team
• We’re always there
• We know the hot issues
• The team is great
• We’re always there
• Can’t play the games
• We can’t do it full time
Suckage Awesomeness
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Fly By the Seat of Our Pants
Learning on the go
• Retrospectives book
• Websites & blogs
• Conferences
• Community
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Smells
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Smell: Crickets
• Uninteresting topics
• Large group
• Vocal few
• No warm up
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Creating Conversations
• Break up into small groups
• More ideas faster
• Bring back to whole group
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Giving People Choices
Open Space Technology
• Team owns the retrospective
• Minimal prep time
http://www.openspaceworld.org/
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Getting in the mood
Warm up exercises
• ESVP
• Focus on/Focus off
• Working agreements
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Helping the Dialogue Happen
• Ensure everyone has an
opportunity to speak
• Timebox conversations
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Smell: When Nothing Gets Done
You hear things like:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jOnRUe-MOuI/SWxyaQX_iCI/AAAAAAAAAu0/U-CQ-
cXQFeU/s400/To+do+pile.jpg
“Its nice to talk, but I
just feel like nothing
ever gets done...”
“Whatever
happened to the
action items from the
last one…?”
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Its Not just a Kaffeeklatsch
“Decide what to do”
• Action items
• Follow up sessions (RCA, other
discussions)
• Review action items at next
retro
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Smell: Same Ol’ Retrospectives
● Boring
● Lack of excitement
● Same format
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Spicy Meatball
• Change it up!
• Play games
http://tastycupcakes.org
• How spicy was the retrospective?
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Tips
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Be Prepared
Have a plan
• Activities
• Time
• Materials
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Managing Time
• Time = activities +
breaks + buffer
• Give people heads up
when they have X min
left before activity end
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Distractions
Ask people not to bring
• food
• phones
• laptops
… i.e. ask them to BE
there
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The 5 Stages
● Set the Stage
● Gather Data
● Generate Insights
● Decide What To Do
● Close
Esther Derby’s Slide show on how to have awesome retrospectives:
http://www.slideshare.net/estherderby/agile-retrospectives-4976896
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What We Talked About
Smells
Crickets
When Nothing Gets Done
Same Ol’ Retrospective
Tips
Be Prepared
Manage Time
Avoid Distractions
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Your Questions
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Retrospective
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What is one thing I can apply to my
retrospectives after attending this session?
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Speedboat Exercise
Time: 8 mins
Sails: Things I learned/I could apply
Anchors: Things I knew/Could be
clearer
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Generate Ideas
Time: 5 min
In your group of 4, using the
sails from your sailboat
think about things you can
apply
Apply
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Decide What To Do
Time: 2 min
Pick one thing that you think you can apply
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Thank You!