Being retrospective about your iteration

Agile methodologies encourage continuous improvement

Agile development teams look for opportunities to improve

During the iteration, the team acquires valuable experience

Good teams use their experiences to improve themselves

Use iteration retrospectives to learn from your experiences

Step 1: Look back at the iteration for ways to improve

Ask questions about current challenges and future risks

Ask yourself what worked well and what the team has achieved

Ask “what were the significant decisions taken?”

Step 2: Record information learnt from the iteration

Use a checklist to cover all important aspects

Each team member uses the checklist to contribute their experiences

Avoid using strict templates, as they constrain flexibility

Step 3: Extract and discuss your iteration in a formal meeting

The minutes form the documentation for the retrospective

Use the checklist to prepare for the meeting

Discuss and summarize the experiences of the team

Will your team improve with experience?

Good teams learn from their mistakes and use opportunities

Use iteration retrospectives to learn from your experiences

Iteration retrospectives can improve the whole team

Make the most of your own experience