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Agile Retrospectives, 2nd Edition
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Agile Retrospectives, 2nd Edition

by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, David Horowitz
February 2024
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 8m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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An Experienced Team That Doesn’t Feel the Need to Run Retrospectives Anymore

Your team has been together for a long time and everyone seems to get along just fine. The product you’re working on is successful. Recently a few of your colleagues said, “I’m not sure we need to run retrospectives anymore given how productive and happy our team is!” As a result, the mindset of many people on your team is that the upcoming retrospective will be a waste of time.

One approach we recommend:

Set the Stage

Activity: Constellations (on Topics Unrelated to Work)

Instructions: Make a nonwork related statement like “Star Wars is better than Star Trek” or “mountain vacations are better than beach vacations” and instruct the team to move closer to you if they agree ...

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