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com/b/40BwQg57/retrospective-techniques-for-coaches-scrum-masters-and-other-
facilitators

in list Gather Data

Description
Instructions:
Pour a package of M&Ms, Skittles or any other colorful candy into a container.
Ask a team member to pick a candy from the container, and then share something about
him/herself based on the candy color:
-- Red Something that you love about the work you do
-- Yellow A life goal you have or a favorite hobby
-- Green The title of a book you read or a film you saw that left a lasting impression on you
-- Orange A favorite food
-- Blue Something you don't like about the work you do
-- Purple A favorite place that you have visited
Pass the container to another team member ...
Stop when you run out of time or run out of candy.
Reference:
http://www.funretrospectives.com/candy-love/

escription
Norm Kerth, who many consider the inventor of retrospectives, identified the following 4 questions
for teams to focus on:
What did we do well, that if we didnt discuss we might forget?
What did we learn?
What should we do differently next time?
What still puzzles us?
Have the team provide inputs for each area and discuss.
References:
Norm Kerthhttp://www.retrospectives.com/pages/RetrospectiveKeyQuestions.html
http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/?id=55
Description
Everyone writes a note with the most remarkable thing they learned during the retro. Put the notes in
a visible place. In turn each participant reads out their own note.
References:
Judith Andresen (German-language eBook -https://leanpub.com/ErfolgreicheRetrospektiven)
http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/?id=67

in list Close the Retrospective

Description

Put sticky notes or note cards on the door with the numbers 1 through 5 on them.

Ask each team member to indicate how they feel about the retrospective outcomes, where 1 is the
least satisfied, and 5 is the most satisfied. You can use dot voting or any similar technique to have
them indicate the number which most closely represents their level of satisfaction.

References:

Corinna Baldauf, ALE 2011

http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/?id=14

proud and sorry

in list Gather Data

Description

Put up two visuals labeled 'proud' and 'sorry'. Ask team members to write down as many instances
as they can think of for things that happened during the last sprint that made them proud and sorry. If
using sticky notes, ideally use one color for proud and another for sorry.

Have each person read their note and post it to the appropriate place, proud or sorry.

Start a short conversation based on the team's observations by asking questions like:

Did anything surprise you?

What patterns do you see? What do they mean for you as a team?
References:

Derby & Larsen

http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/?id=33

Activity

Hopes and Concerns

in list Futurespectives

Description

Steps:

Draw a vertical line, with one side labeled "Hopes" and the other side labeled "Concerns"
Ask the participants to write down their hopes and concerns for the sprint that is about to
begin
Discuss visible patterns in either category

References:

http://www.funretrospectives.com/hopes-and-concerns/

Note: Given the forward-facing aspect of this retrospective, it's seen as a "futurespective." See also
the futurespective prime directive:http://www.funretrospectives.com/the-futurospective-prime-
directive/

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