Improving Agile Retrospectives: Helping Teams Become More Efficient, 1/e

2Preparing Retrospectives

Before we can finally start to facilitate our first retrospective, we need to prepare a few things, such as who should take part, prepare the room, or make sure that the right material is available. In this chapter, I’ll go through all the necessary steps to do so. Never underestimate the value of investing in proper preparation. It helps you to run the whole event more smoothly. As Alexander Graham Bell said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”

2.1 Preparation

You must answer a few questions before you plan your retrospective. It only makes sense to get into details after you have a clear picture of what you want the retrospective to be. Preparation will differ from retrospective to retrospective. ...