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 | May 17, 2019 | Cinco de Mayo, Openness, Retrospective, Scrum Team Values, Themed Retrospective
When your team needs to be reminded that they are part of a bigger picture than just themselves or when they need to identify the ripple effects and how they might impact them and/or when they face impossible odds this is the Retrospective for you. Also great when the...
by agileinitiatives | Feb 18, 2019 | Assumptions, Fast & Furious, Retrospective, Uncategorized
This retrospective was created to use when you notice your team working off of assumptions particularly with their attitudes and impacting their decisions. It is helpful during buy-outs, mergers, company structure changes, or any time lots of rumors and speculation...