Retrospectives: Yesterday’s News Or Tomorrow’s Headlines!

1 Retrospectives: yesterday 's news Or Tomorrow's Headlines! The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year John Foster Dulles Robbie Mac Iver, Principal Consultant Signs Your Retrospectives Are Just . It's a group hug! . It's ALWAYS been like that! . No one's talking . Talking but not capturing ideas Someone calls it Lessons Learned . Everyone HATES going to the retrospective ! Team NOT Improving! The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 2. Making Retrospectives Meaningful The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 3.

2 Objectives for Today Provide Tools You Can Start Using Now Define a Framework and a Process Identify Keys to Success The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 4. Reflecting to Improve Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. -- A. A. Milne Winnie the Pooh The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 5. Create a Learning Organization Adapt Experiment Reflect The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 6.

3 A retrospective Framework Framework Technique Inputs Outputs Diaries Actions! Photos Team Agreements Observations Experiments Feedback Learning Powerful Questions Inspiration Have a PLAN for Your retrospective ! The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 7. Framing the Conversation Identify Team Situation Determine How to Present it to the Team Prepare to Guide the Conversation Facilitate an Outcome The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 8. Scrum Board Sprint 1 - Day 6. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 9. Scrum Board Sprint 1 - Day 7. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 10.

4 Scrum Board Sprint 1 - Day 8. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 11. Scrum Board Sprint 1 - Day 9. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 12. Scrum Board Sprint 1 - Day 10. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 13. Framing the Conversation Identify Team Situation Determine How to Present it to the Team Prepare to Guide the Conversation Facilitate an Outcome The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 14. Framing the Conversation Identify Team Situation Determine How to Present it to the Team Prepare to Guide the Conversation Facilitate an Outcome The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 15.

5 Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 2. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 16. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 3. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 17. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 4. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 18. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 5. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 19. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 6. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 20. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 7. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 21. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 8. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 22. Scrum Board Sprint 2 - Day 9. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 23. Tomorrow's Headline The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 24.

6 Keys to Meaningful Retrospectives Have a (Flexible) Plan The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 25. It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs Visuals are Powerful Diaries RESPECT Team's Privacy Photos Observations Feedback Powerful Questions The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 26. It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs Plans for the Sprint Diaries Planning Meeting Photos Daily Standups Review/Demo Observations Team Interactions Feedback Powerful Questions The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 27. It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs Co-located Team Members Communicate by e-Mail Diaries Photos Observations Feedback Powerful Questions The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 28.

7 It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs I saw Wendy was on-line at 11pm last Sunday and Diaries pulled her into chat . Photos Observations Feedback Powerful She told me the sprint Questions ends Tuesday and she is really stressed getting everything done in time.. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 29. It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs Did you meet the sprint goal? Diaries Was the product owner Photos available? Observations How do you feel about this Feedback past sprint? Powerful What do you know now that Questions you wish you had known in the planning meeting?

8 The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 30. It Takes Planning and Preparation Inputs Generate curiosity Diaries Stimulate reflective conversation Photos Are thought-provoking Observations Surface/question assumptions Feedback Invite creativity Powerful Generate energy for taking Questions action Evoke more questions Characteristics of Powerful Questions The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 31. It Takes Planning and Preparation Most Powerful Inputs Diaries Why, How, What Photos Observations Who, When, Where Feedback Powerful Which, Yes/No Questions Questions Least Powerful Source: The Art of Powerful Questions Vogt, Brown, Issacs The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 32.

9 Guide the Conversation Situation Possible Questions Anticipated Responses Follow-Up Questions Alternative Outcomes The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 33. Sample Situations Team Member(s) Miss Meetings Stories Accepted, But Not Done . Dominant Voice Makes Team Decisions What Questions Would You Ask? The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 34. Keys to Meaningful Retrospectives Have a (Flexible) Plan Leverage All Available Inputs The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 35. Individual or Team Issues? I saw Wendy was on-line at 11pm last Sunday and pulled her into chat.

10 She told me the sprint ends Tuesday and she is really stressed getting everything done in time.. The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 36. Individual or Team Issues? George . Frequently does work not on the sprint backlog Reviews every line of code checked-in -- makes changes without telling anyone Works mostly behind closed doors Often misses team meetings Takes days to respond to questions from other team members The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 37. Coaching Opportunities Individual Coaching Growing Better Agile Team Members Whole Team Coaching Growing Better Agile Teams, Team Practices, Team Learning Retrospectives are Whole Team Coaching Opportunities The Mac Iver Group, LP 2005-2013 38.