retrospectives as agile foundation - v2
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RetrospectivesAgile Foundation
Inês Santos – Agile Coach
How do you feel?
Me, Myself & I
1995-2000
2000-2006
2007-2009
2009-2015
2016-now
“It is not enough to do your best;you must know what to do,and then do your best.”
W. Edwards Deming
William Edwards Deming was an Americanengineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer,and management consultant.
Born: October 14, 1900
Died: December 20, 1993
PDCA
The PDCA Cycle is a systematic series of steps,
for gaining valuable learning and knowledge,
for the continual improvement of a product or
process.
PDCA
PLAN D C A
0 identifying a goal or purpose,
0 formulating a theory,
0 defining success metrics, and
0 set up a plan.
PDCA
P DO C A
0 in which the components of the plan are implemented,
0 such as making a product.
PDCA
P D CHECK A
0 the Study step,
0 where outcomes are monitored to test the validity of
the plan for signs of progress and success, or
problems and areas for improvement
PDCA
P D C ACT
0 closes the cycle,
0 integrating the learning generated by the entire
process,
0 which can be used to adjust the goal, change methods
or even reformulate a theory altogether.
PDCA
Do
CheckAct
Plan
Scrum
Scrum Pillars
TRANSPARENCY INSPECT ADAPT
Scrum Pillars
Do
CheckAct
Plan
Scrum as a PDCA cycle
Scrum as a PDCA cycle
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Scrum as a PDCA cycle
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Scrum as a PDCA cycle
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Scrum as a PDCA cycle
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Scrum as a PDCA cycle
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Retrospectives as agile foundation
0 Core of any successful Agile environment
0 “…team reflects on how to become more effective.”
0 A method of learning through your mistakes
Place retrospectives on the central stage
Place retrospectives in the main stage
0 Motivate the team to participate
0 Plan the agile retrospective
0 Make the retrospective a safe place to express issues
0 Apply different feedback techniques
Retrospective Structure
Set the Stage
Help people focus on the work at hand.
Includes: 0 Simple welcome0 Restate purpose of retrospective0 Remember session timeframe
Gather Data
Create a shared memory;
Highlight pertinent information about theproblem, both facts and feelings.
Generate Insights
Asking why,
(examine conditions, interactions and patterns)
and begin to think what to do differently.
Decide What to Do
Generate and prioritize valuable,clear improvement actions
Close the Retrospective
Retrospective on the retrospective
Debrief
0 Agile retrospective is a powerful and useful tool
0 Clearly identify good practices and rejoice
0 Go deep to the issues root
0 Brainstorm and decide on improvement actions
0 Plan, Do, Check, Act
Thank You!
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