Motivation
Agile retrospective are a great tool to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your team.
They also may improve the overall satisfaction of your co-workers when done properly. So here are some rules
Ten rules for agile retros:
#10 – A Retro always takes 90 minutes
#9 – Time Boxing
5 min – Set the stage, start with something positive
25 min – Gather data
25 min – Generate Insights
30 min – Decide what to do
5 min – Close the retro
#8 – As a moderator have a plan B/C
#7 – Be prepared, be prepared, be prepared
#6 – Try always something new (start-stop-continue instead of mad-glad-sad)
#5 – The moderator is not a participant
#4 – Praise participants
#3 – Even the moderator has to improve
#2 – Solutions come from the participants only
#1 – Don’t panic!
Further Reading
A great book about agile retrospectives is:
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great from Derby and Larsen (Amazon Affiliate)
You can read about my Personal Retro
