Simple steps for New Managers to conduct retrospection meeting
Retrospection meetings play a vital role in driving continuous improvement. The more effective these meetings are, the higher the team's performance will rise.
Most of the agile teams want to perform retrospection to tick off the box of completing the meeting. But only some teams use its benefits.
Without an effective retrospection meeting, the team cannot continuously improve and will not reach the goals in relatively less time.
Hence as new managers, it is important to conduct retrospection meetings with utmost care and make them as useful as possible.
In this blog, I will provide 5 simple steps that can be used to conduct the retrospection meeting and use its benefits.
The Mistakes
Following are the common mistakes that are made by New managers while conducting retrospection meetings.
Mistake#1: Anonymity
Even in a well-established team, members like to be anonymous while providing feedback.
If the psychological safety of the team members is not valued, then the effectiveness of the meeting will be reduced.
Mistake#2: No Agenda/Structure
Without having a clear structure or agenda for the meeting…