User:Romanofski/Tips for conducting good retrospectives

This document describes experiences on how to conduct effective retrospectives leading to process improvements

Offline Process

• Use sticky notes (red for items which need improvement, green for positive items from the sprint).
• Every team member notes down a small sentence on the sticky notes, using one sticky note for each item.
• The sticky notes are all attached to a whiteboard or surface for discussion.
• Every team member explains its sticky notes.
• The team agrees on common good points and common problems from the sticky notes.
• What action items from the last retrospectives are solved, needs revisiting.
• Solutions/Action points are derived from the noted down problems.

Digital Process

This is what worked for us:

• Use a system which allows comments underneath a document.
• Every team member starts with adding a comment with a list of good points and things which need improvement (sticky notes).
• Now let every team member explain their notes.