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Team · Event · Retrospective · Every 2 weeks

Sprint Retro

The team inspects how it works and picks one improvement.

01What it's for

In the Sprint Retrospective the team inspects how it works and chooses one or two improvements for the next sprint.

02What it turns into on the old system

It is skipped under pressure, or turns into a complaint session with a list of items for management.

03How you notice

  • Actions have no owner.
  • All actions are outside the team's control.
  • Nothing changes from one retro to the next.

04How to make it work

Pick one or two actions the team can take itself and put them in the next sprint backlog.

Escalate systemic impediments to Inspect & Adapt. That is where the system around the team gets fixed.