retrospectives as agile foundation - v2

RetrospectivesAgile Foundation

Inês Santos – Agile Coach

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“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

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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

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