Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0977616649 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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You need to accurately find and fix problems to help the team today.Now, Derby and Larsen show you the tools, tricks, and tips you need to fix the problems you face on a software development project on an on-going basis. You'll see how to architect retrospectives in general, how to design them specifically for your team and organization, how to run them effectively, how to make the needed changes, and how to scale these techniques up. See how to mine the experience of your software development team continually throughout the life of the project. You'll learn how to deal with problems, and implement solutions effectively throughout the project--not just at the end.With regular tune-ups, your team will hum like a precise, world-class orchestra.. The tools and recipes in this book will help you uncover and solve hidden (and not-so-hidden) problems with your technology, your methodology, and those difficult "people" issues on your team.Project retrospectives help teams examine what went right and what went wrong on a project. You need agile retrospectives that are iterative and incremental. But traditionally, retrospectives (also known as "post-mortems") are only helpful at the end of the project--too late to help
Andy Burns said Running Retrospectives Field Guide. Reviewing this book now in the context of the 11 books the Project Management Institute (PMI) originally recommended to read to prepare for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam. Of that Running Retrospectives Field Guide Andy Burns Reviewing this book now in the context of the 11 books the Project Management Institute (PMI) originally recommended to read to prepare for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam. Of that 4,500 page reading list this was refreshing, trite, accessible, and . ,500 page reading list this was refreshing, trite, accessible, and . justin said Get this one, but remember it's the approach, not just the strategy, that makes or breaks retrospectives. There are a lot of Agile books out there these days, this one is definitely worth picking up.Retrospectives! This is crucial stuff that too many people put too little thought into. Call it what it is: Probably the second most important meeting of your entire project/sp. "some or good, and a few are great" according to Brett Graham. The book is a collection of activities. Some are meh, some or good, and a few are great. From the ~50 in the book my team is already doing two of them and there is about three or four I might try. I think the problem is the book is getting a bit dated. Most of the acti
"Two of the software industry’s leading facilitators have taken their many years of retrospective experience and distilled them into an approachable reference for agile team leaders. For all of the self-made facilitators out there who have been winging it, this book will provide a solid foundation to improve the effectiveness of your iteration, release, and project retrospectives." —Dave Hoover, Lead Consultant, Agile Practices Obtiva Corp.