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Retrospectives: “You’re Doing It WRONG!”
APLN Chicago
Agenda
• Networking & Pizza 6:00 – 6:30
• Introduction 6:30 – 6:40
• A Word from our Sponsor 6:40 – 6:45
• Main Topic 6:45 – 8:15
– Sprint Retrospectives / Open Space
• Final Announcements 8:15 – 8:30
• www.aplnchicago.org
• www.meetup.com/APLN-Chicago/
• APLN Chicago Board – Lance Welter ([email protected])
– Michael Marchi ([email protected])
– Dave Babicz ([email protected])
– Steve Young ([email protected])
Our Mission
• We are building a new community of Agile professionals in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, focused on learning, innovation, and thought leadership.
• Our mission is for this community to shape the direction that Agile will take in Chicago for the next decade.
Sponsors
AIM Consulting Group, LLC
• Room & Food
Endorsements
• APLN Chicago has been endorsed as an official SCRUM USER GROUP® by the SCRUM ALLIANCE®.
• Attendance to each APLN Chicago meetup will now allow you to earn 2 Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
SCRUM ALLIANCE®, SCRUM USER GROUP®, and the corresponding logos are service marks of Scrum Alliance, Inc., and are used with permission.
RETROSPECTIVES: “YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG!”
Guest Speaker: Steve Young / Open Space Discussion
Copyright © 2015, Michael Marchi - All rights reserved
Retrospectives
Issue
Teams and Organizations don’t get sufficient value out of Retrospectives
Hypothesis
If
There is little or no value coming from a Sprint Retrospective
Then
YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG!
What is the purpose of a Retrospective?
From the latest Scrum Guide:
The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to:
• 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.
Steve’s Retrospective Flow
• Review – Evaluate changes made in previous Sprint
– Use empirical evidence to evaluate the Sprint
• Reflect – Use emotional experience to evaluate the Sprint
– What did we learn from the sprint
• Revise – Use what you’ve learned from
Revise & Reflect to determine what to change
Review
• Changes
– Did we get the expected results? or not? Why not?
– Do they need to be adjusted?
– Where there any side effects?
• Empirical Analysis
– Data
– Plan vs Actual
– Metrics
– Ask Why?
Reflection
• How did I feel about…
– What went well?
– What could have been better?
– What should we do differently?
Happy – Sad
Make it Personal
Grids
Grid Analysis
Start – Stop – More – Less – Keep
Sail Boat
• Sail
• Rudder
• Anchor
• Rocks
• Sea
Dragster
• Engine
• Parachute
• Driver
• Wing
Amoeba / Cell
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Cell Membrane
• Viruses
• Bacteria
What are Your Favorites?
What did we learn?
• Collect during the earlier discussions
– Ask “What did we learn from that?”
• Expand on the topics
• Q & A
Revise
• Collect during the earlier discussions
• Prioritize
• Top 2 or 3
• Make Stories
• Find a Champion
• Follow-up
• Remind team during sprint
Resources
• http://tastycupcakes.org
• http://retrospectivewiki.org
• http://www.ideaboardz.com
OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY
A tool that allows people to gather, exchange ideas, learn and contribute in a self-organizing way…
Open Space
Four Principles • Whoever comes is the right people • Whatever happens is the only thing that could have • Whenever it starts is the right time • When it’s over, it’s over
One Law • The Law of Two Feet Two Species • Bumblebees • Butterflies
Open Space
Open Space Technology works best when these conditions are present:
• Complex Issue, such that no single person or small group fully understands or can solve the issue
• Diversity, in terms of the skills and people required for a successful resolution
• Passion or Potential for Conflict
• Sense of Urgency
Open Space Steps
• Gather Topics – any topic related to Agile
• Voting – choose which topics to discuss
• Staging – identify leaders and locations
• Discussion – Discuss/Observer/Walk/Pollinate
• Summarize – Share Outcome – Identify Action Items
• Repeat as Necessary
Open Space - Topics
ANNOUNCEMENTS Aren’t you glad you stuck around?
Next Month:
• November 12, 2015
• Culture Eats Agile for Breakfast
– Chris Daily & Tana Linback
www.aplnchicago.org
– Meets the (hopefully) here
www.meetup.com/The-Chicago-Agile-Methodology-Group/
– Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at Catalyst Ranch (downtown)
