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Retrospectives Gone Bad – Toronto Agile Conference 2020

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Fresh off the completion of his newest book, The Guide to Effective Agile Retrospectives , Mark Levison presented “Retrospectives Gone Bad” at the Toronto Agile Conference 2020. of retrospectives, with activities and practical ideas of how to get out a boring rut and use them effectively.

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What is the Purpose of a Sprint Retrospective in Scrum and How Do You Run One Effectively?

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Read other Exadel articles about Agile approach. What is a Sprint Retrospective? The Sprint Retrospective is an integral part of the Sprint. Successful Agile software development can’t be done without an effective Sprint Retrospective. Who should attend the Sprint Retrospective?

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Agile Retrospectives

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

The goal of this post is to give teams a solid introduction on how to have not-sucky Sprint Retrospectives. Retrospectives are explicitly part of Scrum – “ The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint.”

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How to Prepare for a Scrum Master Interview

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The latest State of Agile report once again highlighted Scrum as the most popular Agile approach : 66% of companies follow it closely, and an additional 15% follow derivations of Scrum (ScrumBan 9% and Scrum/XP 6%). The Scrum Guide says that “the Scrum Master is accountable for the Scrum Team’s effectiveness.

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Two Key Things for Sprint Retrospective Facilitation

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Retrospectives are a critical element in Scrum but they won’t work well if your team hates them. A Sprint Retrospective needs someone to facilitate and keep it on track to encourage effective discussion. Step back from advocacy (which does have a small place outside of the retrospective) to neutrality. Remain Neutral.

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Scrum by Example – Same Old Song in Sprint Retrospective

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ScrumMaster Steve suggests they all go to lunch and reconvene for the Sprint Retrospective in an hour and half. Steve knows they need a great Retrospective to turn this experience around. He has heard from others that you should mix up your retrospective style every few Sprints to avoid boredom and complacency. What went well?

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The Guide to Effective Retrospectives – Now Available

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Responding to one of the most common complaints he hears about Scrum done poorly, Certified Scrum Trainer Mark Levison spent this summer applying two decades worth of Agile study and personal observation to write his newest book, The Guide to Effective Retrospectives.

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