Two Agile retrospective formats for two different times in the lifecycle of a team | Lorna Mason & Jon Lawrence
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When a team is performing, and they show up and are happy in their work, these are great signs that the Scrum Master has helped the team. All of these are signs that we can be sure to move on, and the team will likely pick-up and own their own process. We also about about how Scrum Masters can help to create an environment where teams can succeed.
In this segment, we talk about “bad jokes” and “dad jokes” as a great way to break the ice in teams or retrospectives.
Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: The Sailboat as a great new-team retrospectiveWhen we start with a new team, it’s good to have a format that helps us understand the team, and their context. Jona and Lorna suggest we could start with the Sailboat Retrospective and use that to establish a baseline for the team. Then we talk about a retrospective format to use at the end of a cycle with the team, the Awards Ceremony retrospective. This format helps us get closure while learning from what happened during that period.
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About Lorna Mason & Jon Lawrence
Lorna Mason and Jon Lawrence are both agilists working in an insurance scale-up based in Brighton. Their journey to agile has walked a less 'traditional' path of Change Management and Continuous Improvement, to Scrum Master, Delivery Manager and Agile Coach; (proving not EVERY Scrum Master needs to code!). They hold the firm belief that you can be a successful Scrum Master as long as you genuinely care about people and value first; and hold a profound desire to always make things better!
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You can link with Jon Lawrence on LinkedIn.