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Enterprise Adaptability

Agile Retrospectives

Explaining why retrospectives are the engine for team improvement, and a flexible framework to improve them.

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Esther Derby
Aug 15, 2010 • 6 min read
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Continuous Improvement
Retrospective
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Summary

How often does your team meet to brainstorm after a software rollout or an iteration? Too often or rarely? Agile retrospectives are braced to help company teams improve when conducted well. However, they could also fail to deliver expected results when done too often or when the team members do not follow through with the meeting. This article explains what are Agile retrospectives and proposes a flexible framework to improve them.

Takeaways

  • Agile Retrospectives are special meetings that take place at the end of a period of work. Usually an iteration or a software release.
  • Agile retrospective improves teamwork as they reflect on what worked and what failed during the development and how to rectify it.
  • Having too many retrospectives may fail to deliver meaningful results.

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