World Retrospective Day
February 6th is a special day for the Agile community worldwide. February 6th was the #WorldRetrospectiveDay, a volunteer-based, globally coordinated effort to share in the power »
Custom Retrospectives: One size does not fit all.
One of the main goals of Agile methodologies is continuous improvement. The most important event for this is Agile Retrospectives. A very important part of Agile »
Tips for a great #Agile Retrospective (Even if your team is remote)
This post inspired by Paul Goddard’s & Geoff Watts’ Post on Scrum Alliance. If you work with #Agile software development methodologies you are familiar with »
Getting the Most Out of Agile Retrospectives
Agile development teams seem to appreciate the value of having standup meetings. They are easily adopted by teams. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same thing »
To improve Agile Retrospectives, learn what’s wrong.
The problem is not your team, or the process. The problem are your outputs. Based on http://www.extremeuncertainty.com/main-reason-agile-retrospectives-dont-work By Leon Tranter. If you »
Retrospectives Agenda.
Agile Retrospectives are a very helpful way to have the team reflect and discuss. It’s a safe zone for the team to point out what »
Overcoming reluctance towards Retrospectives.
This post was inspired by Mike Cohn’s: Does a Scrum Team Need a Retrospective Every Sprint? We at SoftwareDevTools realized that it is very often »
The Prime Directive
The retrospectives prime directive is a statement that needs to be considered as an assumption by every participant of every sprint. The purpose of the Prime »
Agile Retrospectives: Why your team should be having them, even if you’re not in the tech industry.
What are Agile retrospectives? A retrospective is simply defined as, “looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.” Team retrospectives help teams examine what »
Agile Anti-patterns
Most software developer teams strive to become agile, but certain practices prevent them from truly enjoying the benefits of the Agile Software development methodology. We at »