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The Art of Agile Development: Retrospectives

04 Apr, 2008

in 99 words

Start with Kerth's Prime Directive. Everyone makes mistakes; the Prime Directive reminds us to support, not attack, our colleagues.

Have participants brainstorm ideas in six categories: enjoyable, frustrating, puzzling; same, more less. Write each idea on a card.

Next, place the cards on a whiteboard. Move the cards so the most similar are closest together. Everybody participates; nobody speaks.

Circle and name the resulting categories. Choose one, then brainstorm root causes and solutions. Pick one: it's your retrospective objective. Follow through in the iteration to come.

When retrospectives get boring, try other formats. This is just a starting place.

as haiku

the roses, flooded--
consternation, solution,
implementation

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