1. Release retrospective
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2. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
The Release and Sprint retrospectives have many similarities including techniques and the ultimate goal of continuous improvement which is so important to Agile. However there are some differences …

3. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
Focus on the entire release (multiple sprints) with goal to improve next release
Focus on current sprint with goal to improve future sprints

4. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
Emphasis on risk ID specifically with respect to strategic objectives and product quality
(refer to slide on inspection points)
Emphasis on process improvements

5. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
More formal, greater prep required
Somewhat informal and casual, less prep required

6. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
Fact and data driven
Emotional/feeling points may be addressed

7. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
Broader participation - team, management, & stakeholders
Limited participation - team only

8. Release retrospective vs Sprint retrospective
Duration – typically, two hours depending on release length, format, and agenda
Duration – typically, one hour

9. Some common inspection points for release retro
Product quality
Current status of the projects
Number of escaped defects
Planned features versus delivered features
Whether the features delivered were in order of priority
The number of features developed that were actually accepted
The number of features delivered that are actually used by the customer
The number of issues reported by the customer and the length of time we took to fix those issues
Whether the release date was extended and, if so, why
Whether we delivered all the scope planned for the release
The number of defects getting generated on previous enhancements
Whether we are taking interim customer feedback
New technology initiatives
Infrastructure issues causing release delays
Performance improvement initiatives
Any new tools to be introduced
The optimization that can be done at various levels
How we measured the data and scope of improvement
What strategies were highly effective
Etc.
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10. Overview and techniques for retrospectives
For a general overview and some common techniques that are useful in running scrum retrospectives, please refer to: