Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Sprint Review & Retrospective Two “end of sprint” activities Sprint review Sprint retrospective How do they differ?

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Review Participants WhoRole Scrum teamHear product feedback, answer questions regarding the sprint and product increment Internal stakeholders Provide feedback, suggest changes (from what perspective?) Other internal teams Provide area-specific feedback (e.g., sales, legal, other development) and sync work External stakeholders Provide feedback, suggest changes (who exactly? why?)

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Review Preparation Sprint review prework Identify participants (specific people) Set the schedule (when, duration) Confirm sprint work is done (DONE)

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Review Preparation What is the definition of DONE? Who decides? When is the decision made? (at end? JITduring sprint?) Granularity of the decision? (per PBI?) Sprint review prework Identify participants (specific people) Set the schedule (when, duration) Confirm sprint work is done (DONE)

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Sprint review prework Identify participants (specific people) Set the schedule (when, duration) Confirm sprint work is done (DONE) Review Preparation Prepare for demonstration (ceremony?) Decide who does what (facilitator? demo?)

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Review Overview Sprint backlog items (or sprint goal) Potentially shippable product Groomed product backlog Updated release plan Review Present sprint goal, PBIs, actual achievements Explain any discrepancies Demonstrate what actually got built What if it cannot be demonstrated? (Really??) Discuss state of the product, future direction of the project Implicit/explicit backlog grooming

Copyright © 2012 by Mark J. Sebern Retrospective Participants Who Role Scrum teamReflect on the sprint experience from a process point of view ScrumMasterLead process discussion, help team focus on fidelity to its own chosen process Product ownerHelp address issues with requirements, PBI grooming issues, interaction with team Other stakeholders Only if invited by the team; not invited if negative effect on team safety/openness

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Retrospective Structure How much time? Location? Facilitator? ScrumMaster Other team member Outsider (other ScrumMaster?)

Copyright © 2012 by Mark J. Sebern Overview Focus Exercises (or prep) Objective data Subjective data Insight backlog Improvement actions Insight backlog Improved team spirit Retrospective Set atmosphere Share context (common perspective from individual ones) Identify insights Determine actions Close the activity

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Insights What worked well, or not? Improvement ideas? Organize insight backlog Cards on wallABC DEF

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Insights What worked well, or not? Improvement ideas? Organize insight backlog Cards on wall A B C D EF Silent grouping Pre-existing categories?

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern A B C D EF Actions Select insights from new backlog “Dot voting” Consider timeframe for changes Decide on actions Specific task items General changes

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Follow Through Sprint tasks Include tasks to implement chosen actions Not a separate “improvement” effort! Integrate into the next sprint’s work

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern Retrospective Issues Not doing one (or not well) Superficial, not addressing real issues Watch out for the elephant! (safety?) Poor execution: facilitation, blame/complain Too ambitious (or miss ongoing improvements) Lack of follow-through

Copyright © 2013 by Mark J. Sebern What Else? What else did you learn about sprint reviews and retrospectives? What questions do you have?