See how to mine the experience of your software development team continually throughout the life of the project. The tools and recipes in this book...
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Oct 05, 2011
Geoffrey
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I had heard such good things about this book that I ended up being a little disappointed.
Esther Derby has a specific approach for retrospectives, and she describes it well. It's not a bad read, but somehow it felt lacking anyhow. There were times when she focused on a part of her approach that I didn't feel that I needed (e.g. working agreements) and I felt like the book spent too much time in the weeds. Then there were times that she glossed over something that I'd like more advice More...
Esther Derby has a specific approach for retrospectives, and she describes it well. It's not a bad read, but somehow it felt lacking anyhow. There were times when she focused on a part of her approach that I didn't feel that I needed (e.g. working agreements) and I felt like the book spent too much time in the weeds. Then there were times that she glossed over something that I'd like more advice More...
Jan 10, 2011
Peter
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Any worthwhile activity, either personal or professional, that consumes your time is worth learning from -- or at least that's my opinion. Retrospectives are a way of looking back at past activities and asking yourself "what went well and what should be changed". When you fold in the dynamics of teams these simple questions are not as easy to answer. Different people, different perspectives, different memories.
Agile Retrospectives is an indispensable resource for beginne More...
Agile Retrospectives is an indispensable resource for beginne More...
Jan 07, 2012
Bill
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This is a good overview of retrospective reviews. It is directed more at someone trying to bootstrap an agile process or fix a broken one. But it can also be useful for someone looking for fresh ingredients to add to a more established situation. The suggested team exercises sometimes come across as a bit more touchy-feely than I (or my team) are comfortable with. And the cheerful tone got a bit tiresome.
On the other hand, all that is exactly what I expected in a book like this. I wa More...
On the other hand, all that is exactly what I expected in a book like this. I wa More...
May 09, 2010
Brett
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The basic idea of the book is good, and lays out some thoughts on what is essentially a process of mastery for a small, "agile" team. I picked up a few good ideas that I can use, but overall it wasn't quite what I was expecting. (Of course, I'm not really sure what I was expecting.) It was very specific to agile software development teams, so maybe that was the problem I had with it.
If you work on a team like that, I think this book would be a good one to add to your readin
If you work on a team like that, I think this book would be a good one to add to your readin
Jun 07, 2009
Karschtl
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Unfortunately the book couldn't provide the helpful information I expected after reading so many good reviews. The authors describe lots of tasks that might be a good idea but I don't think they would work with my team because a) our retrospective are way shorter than the ones those exercises are intented for and b) not all exercises you could do with Americans somehow wouldn't work with Austrian ppl and c) some exercises try to analyze things that don't need analyzation in our case.
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Jun 10, 2011
Alan
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Do you work with teams, any team? Like agile development or traditional? Or in manufacturing or basketball or church or a family? If so, read this book and apply it's information!
Nov 09, 2010
Susanne
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Very helpful book - a quick read at first, but then a great toolkit for running retrospectives. Well described with real-world examples. Helps every agile coach.
Feb 16, 2010
Marcin
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Good, useful, great reference for activities that can be used during retrospectives.
Oct 26, 2008
Amy
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Even if you're not doing agile, this book has good ideas for how to help make your retrospectives better. I imagine I'll bump it up a star after I actually start using the activities and can evaluate how effective they are.
Jan 03, 2012
Emily
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This is great food for thought.
** On hold temporarily. I'll get back to it in a week or two - as soon as my Christmas books are done. **
** On hold temporarily. I'll get back to it in a week or two - as soon as my Christmas books are done. **
Jun 28, 2010
Derek
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If you are running agile retrospectives you need to read this book. If you are not running retrospectives what are you waiting for?
Oct 13, 2008
Julie
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A must have for Agile teams. I refer to it often. Retrospectives provide teams the best way to inspect and adapt.
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