FUN RETROSPECTIVES! @agileamigo| Sriharsha (Sri) Sriharsha (Sri) | - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

@agileamigo| Sriharsha (Sri)

FUN RETROSPECTIVES!

• A Father
• A Loving & a Caring Husband “hopefully”

INTRODUCTION

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

A Loving & a Caring Husband “hopefully”

• Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Coach @ Wipro
• Co-founder of APGI - Agile Practioners’ Group
• f India
• An Enthusiast Agile Blogger

(www.agileamigo.com)

• A Volunteer with Scrum Alliance
• A Theatre Enthusiast

Snow Storm

Elementary meetings!

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

• Bringing people together
• Instant recognition
• Enjoy
• Display appropriate behaviour
• Powerful

Retrospectives- Definition & Purpose

The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint.

• Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools;

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

• Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools;
• Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements; and,
• Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work

“…special meetings that take place at the end of a period of work—usually an iteration or software release” – Esther Derby

An Anatomy of a Retrospective

• Set the Stage (approx 10 mins)

(Establish Focus, Share the plan, working agreements etc.)

• Gather Data (approx 20 mins)

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

• Gather Data (approx 20 mins)

(Create a pool of data, talk facts, and revisit the objectives)

• Generate Insights (approx 15 mins)

(Determine the root cause, observe patterns and build awareness)

• Decide What to do (approx 10 mins)

(Discuss around the actions, focus on 1 or 2 actions)

• Close the Retrospective (5 mins)

(Re-iterate all the actions, appreciate contributions and retro the retro.)

Different Recipes of the Same Dish! Different Recipes of the Same Dish!

Glad Mad & Sad

The Starfish

The Flying Kite

The Elephant and The Mouse

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

The Sailing Boat

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

That Guy – This Guy

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

Let’s Retrospect – Agile Cambridge 2018!

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

Let’s Retrospect – Agile Cambridge 2018!

After all…..

Retrospectives are aimed at:

• Inspect and adapt
• Continuously improve

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

• Continuously improve
• Think creative
• Keep teams happy & motivated

& remember: “We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing” (Quote courtesy: Ducan C & John C)

References & Credits

• Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Derby and Larsen)
• Retrospective images courtesy: Deepika B- Wipro Technologies
• Title and other images courtesy: Dhruv
• Inspired by Belinda Waldock’s Retrospective workshop

Sriharsha (Sri) | @agileamigo

• Inspired by Belinda Waldock’s Retrospective workshop
• http://www.funretrospectives.com
• Scrumalliance.org/blogs
• Snow Storm - Eric de Groot - https://tedx.frl/
• https://www.slideshare.net/chris_smith1976/the-art-of-the-retrospective/5
• https://www.dreamstime.com/namaste-vector-hand-drawn-symbol-yoga-design-

image112101574

• My all time motivation – Pooja 

www.agileamigo.com | @agileamigo

Thank You!