Common Retrospectives Traps & Solutions • Aino Vonge Corry • GOTO 2020

This presentation was recorded at GOTOpia November 2020. #GOTOcon #GOTOpia http://gotopia.eu Aino Vonge Corry - Author of "Retrospectives Antipatterns" @ainocorry3004 ABSTRACT Improve your retrospectives by awareness of antipatterns. Make your retrospectives enjoyable and effective. Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts. But too many organizations run retrospectives “in name only,” and fail to generate the value they promise. In this talk, Aino introduces challenges that undermine the effectiveness of retrospectives, and shows exactly how to overcome each of them. Using the familiar “patterns” approach, Aino describes antipatterns related to team and meeting structure, inadequate or counterproductive planning, human interaction, and much more. From “blaming and naming” to too much smalltalk, negativity to cultural disconnects in distributed teams, Aino reveals traps she’s encountered in leading hundreds of retrospectives -- and presents proven solutions. We will look at body language, psychology behind retrospectives, online retrospectives [...] This presentation is based Aino's book "Retrospective Antipatterns": https://amzn.to/3naFk84 TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:32 What is a pattern? 03:23 What is an antipattern? 04:49 What is a retrospective? 07:25 Antipattern: Prime directive ignorance 12:42 Antipattern: Wheel of fortune 20:41 Antipattern: Do it yourself 23:16 Antipattern: Disregard for preparation 29:01 Antipattern: In the soup 33:03 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotopia.eu/november-2020/sessions/1631/common-retrospectives-traps-and-solutions RECOMMENDED BOOKS Aino Vonge Corry • Retrospective Antipatterns • https://amzn.to/3naFk84 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Retrospective #Antipatterns #RetrospectiveAntipatterns #AgileDevelopment #Agility #Culture #OnlineRetrospectives #Teams Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1