Agile Retrospective: Continuous Improvement and Kaizen with Scrum
Introduction
Pashun Consulting Intro
Agile Scrum Recap
What is the Sprint Retrospective?
Retrospectives - Explanation of Concept
Key Elements of a Good Retrospective
How to Run a Sprint Retrospective
Tip 1 - The Importance of Time Boxing
Tip 2 - Focus on Team Needs
Tip 3 - Put a Stop to the Mundane
Tip 4 - Switch the Goal
Tip 5 - Take Lessons from Your Friends
Tip 6 - The Secret Box
Tip 7 - Open Retrospective
Retrospective Regret
Tip 8 - Change the Facilitator
Tip 9 - Change the Style
Tip 10 - Accolades to the Team
Tip 11 - The Retro Radiator
Tip 12 - Creative retrospectives
Tip 13 - Involvement of Remote Teams
Tip 14 - Separate Discovery from Discussion
How to Explain why The Sprint Retrospective Works
Tip 15 - Avoid Assumptions
Tip 16 - Taking Cue from Previous Retrospectives
Tip 17 - Draw out the Problems, Successes and Opportunities
Tip 18 - Roundtable Discussion
Tip 19 - Voting For Essential Items to Act Upon
Tip 20 - Use the Five Whys to Get to the Root of the Problem
Tip 21 - Make an Action Plan for Your Top Priorities
Sprint Retrospective Checklist
Tip 22 - Allocate Exclusive Time for Actions of Improvement
Tip 23 - Formal Artifacts to Record Your Retrospectives
Tip 24 - Design a Working agreement
Tip 25 - Give Ample Time to Answer
Tip 26 - Allow The Team To Improve During The Sprint
Tip 27 - Go By A Retrospective Pattern
Tip 28 - One at A Time
Tip 29 - Improve How You Capture Visible Notes
Conclusion
Reviews and Discussion
Bonus Lecture