“Starfish Exercise” or “Starfish Retrospective”

Luis Gonçalves
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

In this post, I will explain the method known as Starfish Exercise or Starfish Retrospective. This exercise can be found in the book Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives.

A book that was written by me and Ben Linders with a foreword by Esther Derby. The book can be downloaded for free at LeanPub.com or InfoQ.com; please download it and share it with your colleagues.

If you are interested in getting some extra Agile Retrospectives exercises, I created a blog post with dozens of Agile Retrospectives Ideas, check them and see if you find something interesting.

What you can expect to get out of this technique
The Starfish exercise is based on an evolution of the typical three questions that are used for retrospectives:

  • What went well?
  • What did not go so well?
  • What will be improved?

If you want to continue you can see the rest of the article on my blog: https://luis-goncalves.com/starfish-exercise/

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.

Written by

Luis Gonçalves is an Entrepreneur, Author & International Keynote Speaker. As a Management Consultant, he works with Senior Executives to improve Organisations

Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch
Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore
Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade