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Raving Retrospectives -
Innovation Gamesreg amp other
techniques to facilitate creative
retrospectives
Agile 2012
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Kate Megaw CSP PMP
bull The Braintrust Consulting Group
bull BS Information Management from Queenrsquos University Belfast
bull 10 years project management experience
bull Agile coach trainer and consultant
bull Brian M Rabon CST PMP
Brian M Rabon CST PMP
bull President The Braintrust
Consulting Group
bull BS CS from Auburn University
bull MS EE from UAB
bull CSM CSD CSP CST PMP
bull 15 years of software
development experience
bull Agile coach trainer and
consultant
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 3
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bull Table talk
Table Talk Turn to a partner at your table amp discuss bull 1 thing that worked well at your latest retro bull 1 thing that didnrsquot work so well
As a session attendee I want to understand what a retrospective is so that I can understand the benefit of doing them regularly
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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What is a retrospective
bull dictionarycom bull directed to the past contemplative of past
situations events etc
bull looking or directed backward
bull Wikipedia bull generally means to take a look back at
events that already have taken place
Why do we do
retrospectives
bull Inspect amp Adapt bull What worked well
bull What didnrsquot work well
bull What can we improve
bull ldquoRetrospectives help teams ndash even great ones ndash keep improvingrdquo ndash Derby
amp Larson
bull Real problems can lead to Real Solutions
bull Why wouldnrsquot you do them
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run a traditional retrospective so that I can see the main way we gather feedback from the team
Traditional lessons
learnedpostmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 7
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 2
Kate Megaw CSP PMP
bull The Braintrust Consulting Group
bull BS Information Management from Queenrsquos University Belfast
bull 10 years project management experience
bull Agile coach trainer and consultant
bull Brian M Rabon CST PMP
Brian M Rabon CST PMP
bull President The Braintrust
Consulting Group
bull BS CS from Auburn University
bull MS EE from UAB
bull CSM CSD CSP CST PMP
bull 15 years of software
development experience
bull Agile coach trainer and
consultant
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 3
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Table talk
Table Talk Turn to a partner at your table amp discuss bull 1 thing that worked well at your latest retro bull 1 thing that didnrsquot work so well
As a session attendee I want to understand what a retrospective is so that I can understand the benefit of doing them regularly
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 4
What is a retrospective
bull dictionarycom bull directed to the past contemplative of past
situations events etc
bull looking or directed backward
bull Wikipedia bull generally means to take a look back at
events that already have taken place
Why do we do
retrospectives
bull Inspect amp Adapt bull What worked well
bull What didnrsquot work well
bull What can we improve
bull ldquoRetrospectives help teams ndash even great ones ndash keep improvingrdquo ndash Derby
amp Larson
bull Real problems can lead to Real Solutions
bull Why wouldnrsquot you do them
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 5
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run a traditional retrospective so that I can see the main way we gather feedback from the team
Traditional lessons
learnedpostmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 6
Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 7
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 8
Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 9
Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 11
Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 12
Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 3
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Table talk
Table Talk Turn to a partner at your table amp discuss bull 1 thing that worked well at your latest retro bull 1 thing that didnrsquot work so well
As a session attendee I want to understand what a retrospective is so that I can understand the benefit of doing them regularly
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 4
What is a retrospective
bull dictionarycom bull directed to the past contemplative of past
situations events etc
bull looking or directed backward
bull Wikipedia bull generally means to take a look back at
events that already have taken place
Why do we do
retrospectives
bull Inspect amp Adapt bull What worked well
bull What didnrsquot work well
bull What can we improve
bull ldquoRetrospectives help teams ndash even great ones ndash keep improvingrdquo ndash Derby
amp Larson
bull Real problems can lead to Real Solutions
bull Why wouldnrsquot you do them
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 5
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run a traditional retrospective so that I can see the main way we gather feedback from the team
Traditional lessons
learnedpostmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 6
Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 7
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 8
Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 9
Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 11
Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
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bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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What is a retrospective
bull dictionarycom bull directed to the past contemplative of past
situations events etc
bull looking or directed backward
bull Wikipedia bull generally means to take a look back at
events that already have taken place
Why do we do
retrospectives
bull Inspect amp Adapt bull What worked well
bull What didnrsquot work well
bull What can we improve
bull ldquoRetrospectives help teams ndash even great ones ndash keep improvingrdquo ndash Derby
amp Larson
bull Real problems can lead to Real Solutions
bull Why wouldnrsquot you do them
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run a traditional retrospective so that I can see the main way we gather feedback from the team
Traditional lessons
learnedpostmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
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Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 5
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run a traditional retrospective so that I can see the main way we gather feedback from the team
Traditional lessons
learnedpostmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 6
Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 7
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 8
Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 12
Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 6
Retrospectives
bull Get everyone saying a couple of words bull Couple of words to describe last sprint
bull Couple of words to describe how you feel
bull Sprint temperature
bull + ∆
Agile 2012
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to run creative retrospectives so that the team can have fun and receive quality feedback from each other
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 7
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 8
Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 9
Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 11
Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 12
Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
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bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
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bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Innovation Gamesreg
bull What is driving your boat (Sprint project or Agile adoption forward)
bull What are the anchors slowing it down
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
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bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 8
Speed Boat
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
Speed Boat
bull Agile Island - what does it look like
Sprint 4
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
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bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 9
Starfish retrospective
httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Agile 2012
Keep Doing Stop Doing
Start Doing
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 11
Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 12
Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 10
Starfish retrospective
Agile 2012
Learning Matrix Retrospective
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 11
Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 12
Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
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bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Learning Matrix
Agile 2012
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bull The sprint
Creative Retrospectives
Agile 2012 Conference
bull Speed Boat
bull Starfish
bull Learning Matrix 15 minutes
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
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bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
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bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospectives
bull Look for similar problems and group together
bull Decompose bull Put in team room
Scrum Gathering 2012 Agile 2012
Question Based Retrospectives
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
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bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
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bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
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transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 13
Retrospective Cookies
httpweisbartcomcookies
bull What was the most effective thing you did this Sprint and why was it so successful
bull What was our Teamrsquos biggest impediment this Sprint
bull What was the most helpful thing the Scrum Master did this Sprint Why was it helpful
Team Questions amp Sharing
bull Have question jar on a desk in the team room and every time a team member thinks of a good retro question put it in the jar
bull Before the retrospective the ScrumMaster wraps them around candy bars
bull Share your questions with other teams amp vice versa
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
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Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 14
httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Pillars_Of_Agile_Spiderweb_Retrospective
Spider Web Retrospective
Team Radar
bull Post-It Notes
bull Average them if want
bull Join lines if want
Team Dynamics Code Stability
Technical Debt Coordination with other teams
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 18
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Burning questions
Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 19
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Closing circle
Closing Celebration
Brian M Rabon CST PMP | President 2053293794 (c) | brianrabonyour-pm-partnercom
Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
2056010840 (c) | katemegawyour-pm-partnercom
The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
Twitter yourpmpartner Blog httpblogyour-pm-partnercom
Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomyourpmpartner
Agile 2012
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 15
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
Traditional Lessons
Learned Postmortems
bull End of project
bull Filed
Scrum Gathering 2012
httpwwwimplementingscrumcom20070904scary-team-retrospectives-part-one
As a session attendee I want to understand how to conduct an effective retrospective so that the team can get the full benefit from the meeting
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Pair share
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 16
copy Copyright 2011 - 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without express permission Images copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom
bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
Retrospective Ideas
httpwwwbraintrustgroupcom
copy Copyright 2012 The Braintrust Consulting Group All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express permission of The Braintrust Consulting Group Images
copyright of their respective artist 2011 - 2012 used under license from Shutterstockcom 17
bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
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Resources
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bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
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bull Beat the clock Retro Planning bullTiming
bullPlan attendees
bullTeam PO
bullSchedule recurring appointments
bullAdhere to time box
bull Rotate facilitatorguest facilitator
bull Include output from last retrospective
bull Flipchart paperdot voting
bull Input from remoteoffshore team members prior to meeting
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
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Resources
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bull Stick to your time box
bull End on a high note
bull Debrief at end of retrospective
bull If you didnrsquot write it donrsquot present it
bull Revisit decomposed item for team to work on
bull Feed your team
bull Consider location amp room layout
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bull Burning questions
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Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
Scrum Gathering 2012
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Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
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Resources
bull Agile Retrospectives Making Good Teams Great Esther Derby Diana Larsen
bull httpagileretrospectivewikiorgindexphptitle=Main_Page
bull httpwwwthekuacomrant200603the-retrospective-starfish
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Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
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The Braintrust Consulting Group | wwwbraintrustgroupcom
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Kate Megaw CSP PMP | COO - Agile Coach amp Trainer
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Agile 2012