Succeeding with Remote Retrospectives

Guide discussion about how to succeed with remote retrospectives at mini-LAST #2

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1. Succeeding with Remote
   Retrospectives
   mini-LAST #2
   7th October, 2020
   Keith Pitty
   @keithpitty
   

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2. 1. Motivation
   

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3. share recent successes
   

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4. reduce frustration
   

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5. emphasise the
   prime directive
   

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6. discuss questions
   

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7. what else?
   

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8. 2. The challenges of
   being remote
   

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9. equal participation
   

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10. audio & video
    

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11. retro tool
    

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13. facilitation
    

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14. variety
    

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15. share ideas
    

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16. facilitate discussion
    

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17. what else?
    

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18. 3. Enabling improvement
    

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19. good retros lead to
    improvements
    

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20. note action items
    

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21. support for tracking
    action items
    

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22. what else?
    

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23. Recap
    

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24. Succeeding with remote retrospectives
    • Be clear about why we run retrospectives
    • Overcome challenges of being remote
    • Aim to improve
    

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25. References
    • “Agile Retrospectives” by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen
    • “Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews” by Norm Kerth
    • https://metadeveloper.com/retrospective-facilitation/how-to-
    facilitate-distributed-retrospectives/ by Aino Corry
    • https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/overcoming-four-
    common-problems-with-retrospectives by Mike Cohn
    

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26. Thanks!
    

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27. Succeeding with Remote
    Retrospectives
    mini-LAST #2
    7th October, 2020
    Keith Pitty
    @keithpitty
    

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