by agileinitiatives | Feb 25, 2020 | Empiricism, Hidden Figures, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks
WHO: Does your team resist measuring things, or do they only want to share the good and hide the rest? Do they complain about having to measure anything or think that if they do they will loose sight of customer needs, pain points, the product and/or get lost in all...
by agileinitiatives | Dec 9, 2019 | Christmas, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks, Year End Review Goal Setting
This Retrospective is perfect for teams just starting out and those experienced with Agile/ Scrum as well as everyone in between. It is a great time to share some Christmas/Holiday themed snacks (here is a great board of ideas), and take stock of the past year while...
by agileinitiatives | Jun 10, 2019 | Big Bang Theory, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks, Working Agreement
Have you ever considered how Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory could help your team to create a working agreement? Particularly one that is thorough but not too detailed? Does your team even have a working agreement? If yes, have they taken a few minutes in the last...
by agileinitiatives | Feb 15, 2019 | Retrospective, Scrum Team Values, Star Wars, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks
This is a great Retrospective to help your team grow stronger as a team, remind them what the Scrum values are; openness, respect, commitment, focus, and courage, and help the team see those scrum team values in practice in the world around them, with the end goal...
by agileinitiatives | Nov 3, 2018 | Hunger Games, Independent vs Interdependent, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks
This retrospective is especially helpful when you notice the following things happening with your team; the team blames the business for their challenges teammates blame other teammates for their individual challenges particularly between Developers and QA. the...
by agileinitiatives | Oct 12, 2018 | Perspective, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks, Winnie the Pooh
Perspective quickly comes to mind when I think about Winnie the Pooh, with each character having a predominant way to see things. That and the fact that the book inspired me as a child to create my first long story with a map and a list of characters and cozy homes...
