The total scores are kept and the individual votes disposed of.
Vacationers: not interested in retro but happy to be away from work.Shoppers: look for useful info and happy go home with 1 idea.The team anonymously identify their attitude towards retrospectives as one of the following: Conversation vs Argument, Understanding vs Defending ESVP Get people give their opinion on each pair of words ie. Round robin where people give 2 sentences on what they want to get out of retro Focus On/Off Next, the Scrum Master/Team Leader sets an agenda and rules for the meeting. To increase comfort level of team members to participate in the meeting the team can play the following games Check In It is recommended to get people talking early by introducing themselves and their role but if the team members don’t change very often this might be seen as overkill. Retrospectives work best when there is a lot of engagement and genuine feedback from the team. Setting the stage is all about setting the tone of the meeting and getting the team on board. Revisit the plan Set the Stage for the Agile Team.Agile Sprint Pre-Mortem (Rule Setting, Failure Analysis).Close the Retrospective hosted by the Scrum Master or PO.Generate the Insights using Brainstorming.Gather the Data by Engaging All Team Members.If used correctly retrospectives can result in:Įsther Derby and Diana Larsen defined a 5 step process for holding retrospectives.
Retrospectives can be highly effective as they happen during development process providing immediate feedback on how the process is performing. Generally, a retrospective is time-boxed to 2 hours and is based on brainstorming solutions and commit to a solution and discuss again, if success adds to the process. There are 3 core questions that should be answered in every retrospective: This will help to improve methods and teamwork by reviewing the past iteration/release. We have drafted list of sprint retrospective examples to keep the retros fresh and creative. After each release/iteration, the Scrum Master or Team Leader should hold a sprint retrospective which can also be called an intraspective.