How to run a sprint retrospective effectively Studies show that a major complaint of the Agile methodology is the perception that there are too many meetings. Of course, for some people, one meeting per week is too many. What can you do to keep the team from thinking that a sprint retrosp...
However, running an effective retrospective meeting isn’t as simple as scheduling a 30-minute meeting and asking people to provide feedback. Some key steps and tools provide the methodology and framework needed to host the perfect retrospective meeting successfully. Keep reading for that information ...
theScrumteam, theScrum Master, and stakeholders. During a sprint retrospective meeting, it’s good to have a diverse array of perspectives in the room. Everyone can work together to analyze your latest sprint and determine what changes you need to make before starting the next portion of your...
Why should you run a Sprint Retrospective? More often than not, crucial ceremonies in agile such as the retrospective appear very mundane to project teams and as a result they do not use it to their full advantage. There are a raft of benefits of running an agile sprint retrospective: It...
What is a sprint retrospective? No matter how good a scrum team is, there is always opportunity to improve the way team members work to make the workday more productive. At the end of a sprint, a sprint retrospective meeting is held to find out the things that the team did right and ...
Asprint review focuses on the product, while theretrospective meeting focuses on the processitself. Imagine you’re nearing the end of the sprint, and you have something that resembles a cleared sprint backlog. You schedule a sprint review to check the progress your Scrum team has made toward...
while also ensuring any new team members (who don’t have the context from previous sprints) are able to form independent thoughts and chime in with their perspectives. Now that you have the basic tips and tricks of running a sprint retrospective, learn how to masterthe art of a remote re...
A remote retrospective is simply a remote-friendly variation of the classic agile retrospective (or “sprint retrospective” in scrum terminology). Held with the help of video conferencing, the goal is for team members to reflect on what’s been working well and what hasn’t. Then, with that...
Strengthen teams with retrospective meetings. Learn how reflecting on processes aids improvement, especially in remote or fast-changing environments.
The Sprint retrospective, held at the end of each sprint, is a vital opportunity for the Scrum team to refine their workflow and maximize productivity for future sprints. In this meeting, the team celebrates key achievements, identifies recurring obstacles, and pinpoints actionable improvements that...