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Scrum: "Our retro is only about what we can improve as a team"

Teams that only look at improvements within their own team are bound to be less effective than they can be.

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Willem-jan Ageling
Jul 28, 2019 • 3 min read
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Continuous Improvement
Retrospective
Business Agility
Servant Leadership

Summary

An insightful text explaining why a team should not only focus on indoor improvements after a retrospective but also check on making improvements on the organizational level. It notes that If you only improve things that are within the team then you miss out on many opportunities to improve. And most things that impede the team from having effective and enjoyable Sprints are caused by issues outside of the team. Read the text to understand why Scrum masters should align to make changes together across their team borders.

Takeaways

  • As a Scrum Master, it's good to align with other Scrum Masters outside your team when obstacles arise. Chances are that the obstacles are not unique for one team and addressing them together increases the probability of resolving the impediment.
  • If you only improve things that are within the team then you miss out on many opportunities to improve.
  • Many things that impede the team from having effective and enjoyable Sprints are caused by issues outside of the team.

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