Retrospectives
Intro to Retrospectives
Retrospectives are a critical tool for teams to reflect on their performance and improve their processes. They provide a safe space for open communication and feedback, leading to increased team cohesion and productivity.
How to Run an Agile Retrospective Meeting with ExamplesThis article explains what is a retrospective meeting, why you want to have them, and how to run one. The how-to section covers prep work and 4 steps during the meeting, including tips, anti-patterns to avoid, and alternate approaches.
Retrospective Format Variants
There are several retrospective format variants, including the classic "What Went Well/What Didn't Go Well" and the more structured "Lean Coffee." Each variant has its advantages and disadvantages, and teams should choose the format that best suits their needs and goals.
Continue, Stop, Start: a new take on retrospectivesWhile the standard retro structures thoughts into "What went well?" versus "What needs improvement?", the approach of "Continue, Stop, Start" might yield a creative brainstorm that also takes into account the tradeoffs of launching new processes.
How we do large scale retrospectivesRetrospectives were originally designed for a single team; but what is the best way learnings from big, complex, multi-site efforts involving dozens of teams? The team at Spotify developed an approach designed to solve this problem.
GitLab Team Retrospective ProcessGitLab's teams follow a pretty standard retrospective. They also came up with a process for how to scale retrospectives across teams by introducing a "retrospective of retrospectives" process.
