retrospectives - the most boring meetings ever

Retrospectives – The mostboring meetings ever

The Retro Challenge

Motivatepeople andkeep themengaged

WhatWhatWhatWhat preventspreventspreventsprevents themthemthemthem????

• Repetition �Boring Retros

• Same problems �

No effect

What can we do about it?

It‘s all aboutthe fun!

But how?

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Change thelocation

The power of metaphors

Soccer Retrospective

• Imagine your last sprint was a soccermatch of 90 minutes

• Create a live tickerof this match

• Only use soccerterms

What soccerterms comeinto your mind?

Next steps…

•Game Analysis• Prepare forthe next match

The Recipe

What‘syour

recipe fora perfectsprint?

What stepsor ingredientswere missingin your last

sprint?

Two metaphor tips…

• Create a list ofmetaphor termsbefore you start

• Don‘t leave your metaphor!

Possible benefits of using metaphors

• Think outside ofthe box

• New, creative ideas

Fun!

Wrap-up

1.Fun is the corner stone of asuccessful retrospective

2.Change the location continuously3.Create your own metaphors

Thanks for your attention

Contact

Marc LöfflerEmail: marc.loeffler@spoonique.deTwitter: @scrumphony or

@spoonique

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