Agile retrospectives making good teams great esther derby diana larsen the pragmatic bookshelf dallas, texas raleigh, north carolina. Set the stage understand where everyone is coming from today. Making good teams great, by esther derby, diana larsen. Agile retrospectives making good teams great this pdf file contains pages extracted from agile retrospectives, published by the pragmatic bookshelf. Project retrospectives help teams examine what went right and what went wrong on a project. A retrospective is a standard agile meeting practice designed for agile software teams to reflect and tune their process. Sprint retrospective exercise for remote scrum teams.
Youll need a retrospective to do these things, and if you want a great retrospective, youll buy a copy of agile retrospectives. Effective retrospectives stoke the engine of team improvement. With plenty of exercises for your personal retrospective toolbox, getting value out of agile retrospectives will help you to become more proficient in doing retrospectives and to get more out of them. Making good teams great pragmatic programmers series. Retrospective the agile dictionarythe agile dictionary. Infoq brings you an exclusive chapter excerpt from the recent book agile retrospectives. Retrospectives what makes a retro good the agile coaching. Making good teams great, will introduce you to a framework for effective retrospectives, provide tips and pointers for sustaining. Agile retrospectives 1e editie is een boek van esther derby uitgegeven bij the pragmatic programmers. A complete selfstudy program where you will learn anything that you need to become a great agile retrospectives facilitator. Where those designations appear in this book, and the. Youll learn how to deal with problems, and implement solutions. You need agile retrospectives that are iterative and incremental. Getting value out of agile retrospectives, fun retrospectives.
Making good teams great which offered an expanded framework for facilitating retrospective discussions. Agile teams use retrospectives to reflect upon their way of working. Making good teams great esther derby, diana larsen, ken schwaber on. Gather data get the viewpoints of all members of the team so that you can create a shared picture of what is happening. Agile retrospectives are a great way for teams to continuously improve their way. Aug 05, 2006 project retrospectives help teams examine what went right and what went wrong on a project.
Run great agile retrospectives with the retromat ebook. Use this toolbox of retrospective exercises to design your own valuable agile. Free download architecturecentric software project management. It may be an agile coach or someone who specializes in retrospectives. Derby, esther, larsen, diana, schwaber, ken, ken schwaber. If youre looking for new ideas for your retrospectives, i highly recommend agile retrospectives.
Making good teams great pragmatic programmers 1 by esther derby, diana larsen, ken schwaber isbn. Aug 04, 2006 see how to mine the experience of your software development team continually throughout the life of the project. Making good teams great by esther derby, the lean startup. This book is about making good teams great through team selfreflection. In this book, they outline a simple framework for organizing your retrospectives. What readers are saying about agile retrospectives. Retrospectives explained by esther derby, coauthor of agile retrospectives. Foreword by esther derby, coauthor of agile retrospectives. Making good teams great a great retrospective is great duh. Decidewhattodo invite the group to identify actions for the highest priority item. Agile retrospectives in 5 steps watermark learning blog. Agile retrospectives making good teams great by esther derby, 9780977616640, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Excerpt from the foreword by diana larsen coauthor of agile retrospectives. In every retrospective facilitators workshop i lead, i recommend the retromat as a primary resource.
One book used by many facilitators is agile retrospectives. Agile retrospectives making good teams great pragmatic. Fun retrospectives provides a tool set of activities to transform a group of people into an effective team with many ctivities and ideas for making agile retrospectives more engaging. Making good teams great esther derby and diana larsen wrote about. Sep 14, 2019 what is the business value of an agile retrospectives. Retrospectives are a means to an end and that end is change, hopefully improvement. Agile retrospectives are important, and i will explain several reasons why. Making good teams great, will introduce you to a framework for effective. Making good teams great by derbylarsen agile retrospective is from my perspective the most important scrum event. Isbn 9780977616640 project retrospectives help teams examine what went right and what went wrong on a project. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading agile retrospectives. The tools and recipes in this book will help you uncover and solve hidden and notsohidden problems with your technology, your methodology, and those difficult people issues. Understand what contributed to your successor what didnt. But traditionally, retrospectives also known as postmortems are only held at the end of the projecttoo late to help.
Wouldnt it be great if they all participated, had new insights and agreed to act on them. Agile retrospectives making good teams great by esther derby. Theyre the critical feedback loop for the team to examine methods, engineering practices, teamwork, and. Oct 08, 2007 esther derby and diana larsen, authors of agile retrospectives.
Agile retrospectives making good teams great by esther derby and diana larsen, foreword by ken schwaber. Any team would benefit from spending time reflecting on what they do good, why they are good at it, where they can improve, and what limits them from improving. Agile retrospectives making good teams great agile 101. Sprint retrospective exercise for remote scrum teams sprint retrospective exercise for remote scrum teams by robert. Characteristics of a good agile retrospectives facilitator. Agile retrospectives making good teams great esther derby diana larsen the pragmatic bookshelf raleigh, north carolina dallas, texas. Making good teams great pragmatic programmers kindle edition by derby, esther, larsen, diana, schwaber, ken, ken schwaber.
Basically people will anonymously write fun facts, then the group will try to match. It includes many different techniques that can help you make your retrospective meetings fun. Making good teams great by esther derby and diana larsen. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Every retro should include a 5 step plan for organizing and facilitating the exercise as outlined in the book agile retrospectives. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fifty quick ideas to improve your retrospectives will help you get better outcomes from retrospectives and from any continuous improvement initiative.
Making good teams great pragmatic programmers ebook. Activities and ideas for making agile retrospectives more engaging. The tools and recipes in this book will help you uncover and solve hidden and notsohidden problems with your technology, your methodology, and those difficult people issues on your team. But traditionally, retrospectives also known as postmortems are only helpful at the end of the projecttoo late to help. Retrospective facilitation is a distinct skill set, and there are many formal tools and exercises that may be used to gather and analyze the teams data, many of which are described in detail in the most widely recognized handbook.
Sometimes people usually managers tell me they have problems understanding why retrospectives have to be held every two weeks and why the whole team stops for a couple of hours just to play with postits. The team reflects on how everything went and then decides what changes they want to make in the next iteration. Well, buckle up because this ebook is chockfull of activities for just about every team situation and then some. The authors derby, larsen, and schwaber foreword do a tremendous job of introducing retrospectives or postmortems, if youd rather and how to. You need to accurately find and fix problems to help the team today.
Read diana larsen and esther derbys book agile retrospectives making good teams great. If these actions are too large or undefined then put them in long term and ask for first steps. Making good teams great pragmatic programmers enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This book should be retitled removing agile retrospectives. At the end of the book he listed some questions which teams have adapted to facilitate their own discussions. Theyre the critical feedback loop for the team to examine methods, engineering practices, teamwork, and organizational relationships. Apr 10, 2014 agile teams use retrospectives to reflect upon their way of working. Six great leanpub books to do amazing agile retrospectives for a fabulous price. Making good teams great, by esther derby and diana larsen. The tools and recipes in this book will help you uncover and solve hidden and notsohidden. With plenty of exercises for your personal retrospective toolbox, getting value out of agile retrospectives will help you to become more proficient in doing retrospectives and to get more out of them foreword by esther derby, coauthor of agile retrospectives. Youll see how to architect retrospectives in general, how to design them specifically for your team and organization, how to run them effectively, how to make the. Recommended readings agile retrospectives bundle getting value out of agile retrospectives, fun retrospectives, fifty quick ideas to improve your retrospectives, the retrospective handbook, agile retrospective kickstarter and retrospectives for organizational change.
See how to mine the experience of your software development team continually throughout the life of the project. What you need to know about data mining and dataanalytic thinking. Getting value out of agile retrospectives ebook ben linders. Generatinginsights invite the group to talk about why they feel strongly about the highest priority item. For some strange reason, the agile retrospective is the most commonly skipped meeting in. Jul 26, 2006 this book should be retitled removing agile retrospectives. Esther derby and diana larsen, authors of agile retrospectives. Now esther and diana show you the tools, tricks and tips you need to fix the problems. Getting value out of agile retrospectives ebook ben. Through this book, corinna has made our design work so much smoother. Despite its integral importance, we know little about what aspects are focused upon during retrospectives and how reflection occurs in this practice. These expert facilitators show how teams can run f.
You need to accurately find and fix problems to help the team. Puuting the fun back in your retrospectives agile alliance. Getting value out of agile retrospectives is available as ebook and paperback. Youll see how to architect retrospectives in general, how to design them specifically for your team and organization, how to run them effectively, how to make the needed changes, and how to scale these techniques up. Fun fact is a simple and great energizer to get to know more about each other. Aug 22, 2012 esther derby and diana larsen, authors of agile retrospectives.
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