On Friday, 29 May 2015 at the XPConf 2015 on Finland, Helsinki<\/p>\n
Paulo Caroli<\/a> (Thoughtworks) and Taina Caetano<\/a> (Thoughtworks). Fun Retrospectives: Activities and ideas for making agile retrospectives more engaging (Industry & Practice, 3 hours)<\/p>\n Abstract: <\/b>In order to turn a group of people into an effective team, each individual needs to adjust their own actions, habits and work preferences, prioritizing the group\u2019s common goal. That doesn\u2019t happen overnight. It is a journey of reflection and self-discovery. In software projects, retrospectives are a tool to get the team together and provide the space necessary for this reflection, and they can achieve much more. \u2022 A recently formed group of people needs to understand each other and set ground rules for an effective workplace; You will take part on performing activities and exercises that have been proven to improve retrospectives\u2019 execution and results. This session\u2019s dynamics have been designed to provide you with hands-on facilitation, group discussion and experience sharing. Each activity will be followed by a group discussion where participants will be invited to share their experience and debate how they can apply their learning in the workplace.<\/p>\n
\nIn this session, we will present a set of activities that can be used for different contexts and groups of people. We will talk briefly about the structure of an effective retrospective, followed by hands-on activities that will cover different scenarios:<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A team has been running retrospectives regularly for a while, but feels like they need a change in order to keep the participants engaged;
\n\u2022 A project is about to end, and the team wants to understand their successes and mistakes;
\n\u2022 A new project is about to start, and the team needs to foresee problems and uncover risks that might happen;
\n\u2022 And more!<\/p>\n