RETROSPECTIVES: CHECKING A BOX OR MAKING A DIFFERENCE

As CEO and co-founder at Retrium, a tool that helps agile teams run more effective retrospectives, I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about the challenges facing agile teams and how retrospectives, when done correctly, can help those teams overcome blockers faster.

In my conversations with agile coaches, scrum masters, and our customers, I hear many of the same questions on a regular basis. Some of these questions focus on productivity and engagement while others are about how other companies are utilizing retrospectives, especially what tactics are used and how distributed teams collaborate.

VersionOne helped to shed some light on these challenges with the recent release of the 11th annual State of Agile™ survey, specifically around three key findings. First, retrospectives remain in the top 5 agile techniques up from 74% in 2016 to 83%. Secondly, distributed agile teams are becoming more prevalent with 86% of teams reporting that their teams are not all co-located. Finally, while 41% of respondents cited the need for consistent processes and practices as one of the top 5 tips for success with scaling agile, there was no tool or implementation practice mentioned in the results that specifically address the need for better, more consistent retrospectives.

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My name is Luis Gonçalves and I am an Organisational Transformation Coachand I love to write about Agile Retrospectives, Agile Retrospectives Ideas, Scrum, the role Scrum Master, and Agile in general.

I have been creating Scrum Master Training for the agile community. If you are interested in knowing more or even working with me you can find me here: Agile Coach München.