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Trainer, coach, advisor, writer & presenter at Ben Linders Consulting
I help organizations with effective software development and management practices: continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers. Active member of several networks on Agile, Lean and Quality, and a frequent speaker and writer.
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Mar 18, 2019 · Ben Linders
Meanwhile my book The Agile Self-assessment Game has been released. Contact me if you are interested in a review copy.
Jan 21, 2013 · Laura M. Waite And Collin Lyons
Great article, thanks for sharing your experiences with retrospectives.
I've been using the 4 retrospective questions, both with agile and non-agile teams. For me they have shown to be very effective. I like the question "What went well", it's a Solution Focused approach to find strengths which can be deployed to improve further. Also the question "what puzzles us" has given very useful insights for teams, by revealing things which had remained unspoken before I asked the question.
As an example, my blog post Getting Business Value out of Agile Retrospectives describes several techniques that I have used in retrospectives. It also mentions the Prime Directive from Norm Kerth: “Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand”. This directive is useful to set a culture where people are open to learn and improve, in stead of seeking blame.
I'm always interested to hear about experiences with retrospectives, there is still a lot that we can learn!