Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts. But too many organizations run retrospectives “in name only,” and fail to generate the value they promise. In this tutorial, Aino introduces common antipatterns that undermine the effectiveness of retrospectives, and shows exactly how to overcome each of them.
In a mixture of short presentations and activities we will look at body language, psychology behind retrospectives,…
Let’s reflect on the value of variety for avoiding blind spots. For this, we’ll explore some barriers we face when encountering different viewpoints. We’ll practice ways to change perspectives & build on others’ opinions. And we’ll take a look at how small changes in attitude can benefit all of us.
There will be input on general foundations for healthy & productive teams, like psychological safety & having a “good mix” (e.g. in culture, function & gender). We’ll also develop ways to ensure that…
Some architecture decisions are more consequential and higher impact than others, and need to be preserved. We work on systems where the architecture is too large for each person to hold all the details in their head. New team members struggle to understand what they need to know about the architecture. Current team members have challenges knowing what architecture decisions were made, by whom, and for what reason. Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) are a useful, agile, lightweight approach to…