Retrospective: looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. An essential practice to make the future better.
…What could possibly go wrong? Here’s an idea: conduct a “pre-mortem” to prepare. The gist of the activity is to consider all that could possibly “go wrong.” Then the conversation switches to a mitigation and action plan. (Maybe the team even does a pre-mortem activity at Lift-Off or at Sprint 0?)
How success can start with failure… Opportunities for failure lurk everywhere. In projects, in code roll-outs, in team member interactions. We’re going to try a lot of new things. Some will work. Some won’t. We don’t set out to fail, but when we do, how will we handle it? When …
Overview The goal of the retro is to empower teams (groups of people focused on a common goal) to control their own destiny. In retrospectives teams look for primarily for improvement actions that they can do themselves. If they want to try a different way of working, it’s up to them …
