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by Marc Loeffler
Improving Agile Retrospectives: Helping Teams Become More Efficient, 1/e
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Reader Services
Foreword by Jutta Eckstein
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 Retrospectives
1.1 What Is a Retrospective?
1.2 New Year’s Eve Retrospective
1.3 The Retrospective Phase Model
1.3.1 Phase 1: Set the Stage
1.3.2 Phase 2: Check Hypothesis
1.3.3 Phase 3: Gather Data
1.3.4 Phase 4: Generate Insights
1.3.5 Phase 5: Define Experiments
1.3.6 Phase 6: Closing
1.4 Finding Activities for Each of the Phases
1.4.1 Agile Retrospectives Book
1.4.2 Retromat
1.4.3 Retrospective Wiki
1.4.4 Tasty Cupcakes
1.4.5 Gamestorming
1.5 The Prime Directive
Summary
Chapter 2 Preparing Retrospectives
2.1 Preparation
2.1.1 What Period of Time Should Be Discussed?
2.1.2 Who Should Take Part?
2.1.3 Is There a Topic?
2.2 The Right Time, the Right Place
2.3 The Right Material
2.3.1 The Right Markers
2.3.2 The Right Sticky notes
2.3.3 The Right Flipchart Paper
2.4 Food
2.5 The Agenda
Summary
Chapter 3 The First Retrospective
3.1 Preparation
3.2 Set the Stage: Car Comparison
3.3 Gather Data
3.4 Generate Insights: 5 Whys
3.5 Define Next Experiments: Brainstorming
3.6 Closing: ROTI
Summary
Chapter 4 The Retrospective Facilitator
4.1 How Do I Become a Good Facilitator?
4.1.1 Respect Different Communication Styles
4.1.2 Paraphrasing
4.1.3 Support Participants
4.1.4 Stacking
4.1.5 Encourage
4.1.6 Feedback Emotion
4.1.7 Intended Silence
4.1.8 Listen for Common Ground
4.2 Visual Facilitation
4.2.1 The 1×1 of Visual Structure
4.3 Visual Retrospectives
4.3.1 The Speedboat Retrospective
4.3.2 Trading Cards
4.3.3 Perfection Game
4.3.4 Force Field Analysis
4.3.5 Sources of Inspiration for Visual Facilitation
4.4 Internal or External
4.4.1 Tips for Internal Facilitators
4.4.2 External Facilitators
4.5 After the Retro Is Before the Retro
Summary
Chapter 5 From the Metaphor to the Retrospective
5.1 The Orchestra Retrospective
5.1.1 Set the Stage
5.1.2 Gather Data
5.1.3 Generate Insights
5.1.4 Define Experiments and Hypothesis
5.1.5 Closing
5.2 The Soccer Retrospective
5.2.1 Preparation
5.2.2 Set the Stage
5.2.3 Gather Data
5.2.4 Generating Insights
5.2.5 Define Next Experiments and Hypothesis
5.2.6 Closing
5.3 The Train Retrospective
5.3.1 Set the Stage
5.3.2 Gather Data
5.3.3 Generate Insights
5.3.4 Define Experiments and Hypothesis
5.3.5 Closing
5.4 The Kitchen Retrospective
5.4.1 Set the Stage
5.4.2 Gather Data
5.4.3 Generate Insights
5.4.4 Define Experiments and Hypothesis
5.4.5 Closing
5.5 The Pirate Retrospective
5.5.1 Set the Stage
5.5.2 Gather Data
5.5.3 Generate Insights
5.5.4 Define Experiments and Hypothesis
5.5.5 Closing
Summary
Chapter 6 Systemic Retrospectives
6.1 Systems
6.1.1 Static and Dynamic
6.1.2 Complicated and Complex
6.2 System Thinking
6.2.1 Causal Loop Diagrams
6.2.2 Current Reality Tree
6.2.3 Limitations of System Thinking
6.3 Complexity Thinking
6.3.1 Martie—The Management 3.0 Model
6.3.2 The ABIDE Model
Summary
Chapter 7 Solution-Focused Retrospectives
7.1 The Solution-Focused Approach
7.1.1 Problem Talk Creates Problems, Solution Talk Creates Solutions
7.1.2 Focus on the Better Future
7.1.3 No Problem Happens All the Time; There Are Always Exceptions That Can Be Utilized
7.1.4 If It Works, Do More of It
7.1.5 If It’s Not Working, Do Something Different
7.1.6 Small Steps Can Lead to Big Changes
7.1.7 Focus on Strength and Skills
7.1.8 Understand and Trust That Each Person Is an Expert in His or Her Own Situation
7.1.9 Keep the Attitude of Not Knowing
7.1.10 Be Patient and Confident
7.1.11 The Prime Directive of Retrospectives
7.2 A Solution-Focused Retrospective in Five Steps
7.2.1 Opening
7.2.2 Set Goals
7.2.3 Find Meaning
7.2.4 Initiate Action
7.2.5 Check Results
7.2.6 A Brief, Solution-Focused Retrospective
Summary
Chapter 8 Distributed Retrospectives
8.1 Forms of Distributed Retrospectives
8.1.1 Multiple Distributed Teams
8.1.2 Teams with Singly Distributed Employees
8.1.3 Scattered Teams
8.2 The Right Tools
8.2.1 Web Whiteboard
8.2.2 Stormz Hangout
8.2.3 Lino
8.3 General Tips for Distributed Retrospectives
8.3.1 Keep It Short
8.3.2 Stay within the Timeframe
8.3.3 Use Stacking
8.3.4 Prepare the Participants
8.3.5 Use Communication Tools Effectively
8.3.6 Meet Regularly
Summary
Chapter 9 Alternative Approaches
9.1 Work Retrospectives
9.1.1 Set the Stage
9.1.2 Gather Data
9.1.3 Work Phase
9.1.4 Experiences
9.2 Fortune Cookie Retrospectives
9.3 Powerful Questions
Summary
Chapter 10 Typical Problems and Pitfalls
10.1 Poor Preparation
10.2 A Lot of Discussions but No Results
10.2.1 Conflicting Opinions
10.2.2 Indecision
10.2.3 Lack of a Clear Time Frame
10.3 Too Many Results
10.4 Disinterest in (Further) Improvement
10.4.1 Improvements Were Never Implemented
10.4.2 Improvements Have No Effect
10.4.3 The Team Was Not Given Enough Time
10.5 Focus on the Negative
10.6 Focus on Factual Topics
Summary
Chapter 11 Change Management
11.1 Agile Change Management
11.2 Initiating Change Processes
11.2.1 Set the Stage
11.2.2 Gather Data
11.2.3 Generate Insights
11.2.4 Next Experiments
11.2.5 Closing
11.3 Accompanying Change Processes
11.3.1 Set the Stage
11.3.2 Check Hypotheses
11.3.3 Gather Data
11.3.4 Generate Insights
11.3.5 Define Next Experiments
11.3.6 Closing
Summary
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