Before you start with retrospectives, there are a couple of basics that you should take care of. Skip this chapter, and chances are that your retrospectives will suck and you can't figure out why.
As many options as there are to design a retrospective, there are just as many ways to muck it up.
Instead of suggesting specific formats (there are enough out there), this chapter presents guiding principles that help you build your own retrospective formats and enable you to anticipate what may work and what doesn't.
Everyone talks about creative retrospective formats. Reflecting about how to define great actions often falls short. Even though the value of retrospectives is highly coupled to the effectiveness of outcomes.
It's time to shift the attention!
As a psychologist and Scrum Master, I probably have an unusual perspective on Sprint Retrospective ideas. I have a slightly stronger focus on the "soft" side
You have a new employee in your team, a new team member or a new direct report who reports to you and now you are planning your
In my team, we conduct an agile retrospective with above-average frequency: Every Friday, so once a week. And you won't believe it – among other things
