what's wrong with sprint retrospectives and how to fix them
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What’s wrong with sprint retrospectivesand how to fix them
Chris Smith and Michael Upton@cj_smithy @MuppoMike
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activityIn no more than two words,state your feelings about sprint retrospectives in your place of workInstructions20 seconds to think what you’re going to sayGo round the group in orderNo discussion
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Introductions
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What is a sprint retrospective?
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How we roll…
We will always know more
than we know here
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
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? What’s wrong with retrospectives?
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activityPair interviewsWhat’s wrong with retrospectives?InstructionsPair up, each person to interview the otherInterviewers, ask questions like:
Do you have sprint retrospectives?If so, what’s unsatisfactory about yours?If not, why don’t you?
Three minutes to interview, then we swap
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activityPair interviewsWhat’s wrong with retrospectives?
What’s wrong with retrospectives?
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Retrospectives can be perfunctory
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Retrospectives can be unpopular
I wonder what the score is?
How can I get out of
this?
I could be coding!
Nothing ever changes... What’s the
point?
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Retrospectives can be unpopular
My team are literally allergic to the word
‘Retrospective’So call it ‘Let’s
get together and improve things’
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Retrospectives can be unpopular
My team talk to each other and we fix things
when they come upGreat… but sounds like fire-fighting. It’s worth looking for root causes
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Retrospectives can be unpopular
My team/project is special because [reason], so we don’t do retrospectives
But if you are special, you have special problems that you need to talk
about
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So… do we continue ticking the box?
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How we roll…
We will always know more
than we know here
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
Inspect & adapt
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Retrospectives can be transformative
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? How do you run an effective and engaging sprint retrospective?
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References
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great Derby and Larsen
Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers Gray, Brown and Macanufo
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How do you run an effective and engaging sprint retrospective?
Prepare wellDeliberately facilitateUse the retrospective frameworkVary activitiesCreate good actions
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Prepare well
Invest timeWork out what the team needsDecide agendaGather people, help, snacks
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activityDeliberately facilitate
What does good facilitation look like?
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top tipDeliberately facilitateSet the toneBe clear and confidentBe awareDon’t contribute (too much)
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The retrospective framework
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The retrospective framework
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Vary retrospective activities
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Set the stage
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top tipChoose a ‘Goldilocks’ goal
Too closed Too open Just right
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Example activityCheck-in
In no more than two words,
state your feelings about sprint
retrospectives in your place of
workInstructions20 seconds to think what you’re going
to sayGo round the group in order
No discussion
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Other activities to set the stage
Check-in variationsFocus On/Focus OffExplorer, Shopper,Vacationer, PrisonerIcebreakers – like ‘Desert Island’
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Gather data
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top tipGather data< 1/2 > 1/2
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Example activityPair Interviews
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Other activities to gather data
Team PollTimelineShort Subjects
Mad/Sad/GladStop/Start/Continue
Learning MatrixLike to Like card game
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Generate insights
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Example activityMission Impossible
How do we remove all our technical debt…
in a day?
How do we add our new features… without writing any
code?
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activityMission Impossible
that sets a new world record
for number of participants?
How could we run an effective and engaging retrospective tomorrow…
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activityHow could we run an effective and engaging retrospective tomorrow…
InstructionsIn your groups, use sticky notes to share ideasCall them out as you write themExplicitly think about:people, goals, process and logistics
that sets a new world record for number of participants?
Explicitly think about:people, goals, process and logisticsExplicitly think about:people, goals, process and logisticsExplicitly think about:people, goals, process and logisticsExplicitly think about:people, goals, process and logisticsExplicitly think about:people, goals, process and logistics
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What happened when we tried it?
How do we deliver everything on our plan…
in a week?
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Other activities to generate insights
Fishbone diagramForce Field AnalysisChallenge CardsDe Bono’s 6 Thinking HatsFlip itAnti-problemPre-Mortem
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Decide what to do
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activityBrain-writingGiven what you have heard and seen today, what should you do?InstructionsEach person has paper divided into four sectionsIdea written in first section Paper passed to next person who builds on idea
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What happened when we tried it?
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Other activities to decide what to do
Learning MatrixTree of actionsCircle of questionsPrioritize
Dot voting£100 TestAbsolute orderPersonal commitment
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Create good actions
“Easier said than done”
Yeah, it’s kind of a ‘black art’. Sorry
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top tipAction creation tacticsNot sure exactly what to tackle?Gather more data
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top tipAction creation tacticsNot sure how to make a mind-set or direction change actually happen?Introduce an artefact or activity
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top tipAction creation tactics
Team seems unsure or noncommittal?Measure with ‘Five-Fingered Consensus’
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top tipAction creation tacticsMinority disagree?Ask them to “try” for a sprint
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Close the retrospective
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Get some feedback on the session
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Get some feedback on the session
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? What have we covered?
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What’s wrong with sprint retrospectives?
PerfunctoryBox-tickingUnpopular
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How do you fix sprint retrospectives?
Prepare wellDeliberately facilitateKeep to retrospective frameworkVary activitiesCreate good actions
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ReferencesAgile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great Derby and Larsen
Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers Gray, Brown and Macanufo
http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/http://retrospectivewiki.org/