Release Retrospective A Release Retrospective is Team's reflection on the the release that just completed. It is a forum for team to inspect and adapt with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools seeking to identify and implement improvements to the way the Team does its work. During Release retro, we not only focus on process, but also look at people and product aspects of the project. One of the key output of the release retros is to identify and capture risks (esp. with the upcoming release.) These retros are covering a longer duration, thus a few of hours of preparation time can really make the retro more productive.

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Pre-Retro

• create the Timeline with

major milestones of the release, key events, etc. • Get the supplies ready

Generate Insights • Affinity diagram • Clustering • Dot Voting

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Set the Stage

Gather data

• Quick intro and context

• Further flush out the

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• Seismograph • Learning Matrix • Mind Map

setting Prime directive Working agreements Quick Review of Agenda Engagement Circle Art Gallery Decide what to do

Timeline

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• Open space discussions • SMART action items

Prime Directive Regardless of what we discover, We understand & truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at that time, their skills & abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.

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Close

• Sugar Pill – participant

share appreciation for team members by sharing with others • Ball of Wool • Celebration – generally a release party :-)

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Agenda / List of activities #

Activity

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Prime Directive, Working Agreements (3min)

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Opening Activity - Art Gallery

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PAST FUTURE

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• Try to not interrupt others • Try to accept the opinions of others without 20

judgement • Talk from one's own perspective, and not to

talk for others • Avoid jokes at the expense of others

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Seismograph

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Clustering and dot voting

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Decide what to do Open Space, SMART actions Discuss at least top 3 (5 minutes on each) Red post it notes from above.

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Debrief (2 min each)

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Close / Technique - Give appreciation

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Participants All the Teams who did work on this Release Senior Management Stakeholders (Potential) Customers (Sample) Working Agreements

Data collection activity - Timeline Events and other facts relating to the release Events worked well during the Release Things that had not worked well / problems Things that puzzle them / potentially interesting themes where they desire more information

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Online resources for Distributed Retro https://www.retrospectus.com/

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