The Fibonacci sequence and the Mountain Goat modified sequence for Planning Poker (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40) are great intervals for Story Point estimation. It’s a great interval for determining the relativity of one backlog item (or user story) to another backlog item. However, these two intervals are cumbersome when it comes to estimating the time it…
In scouring the web for new retrospective techniques, I stumbled upon two great resources. The first was a book by Ester Derby, Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great, and the other was an Agile Wiki specifically for Retrospectives, RetrospectiveWiki.org. Just in time for the holiday, the Christmas Carol Retrospective focuses on a few year-end behaviors to be shared with the…
SPEED BOAT RETROSPECTIVE Start by drawing the following speedboat diagram on the board and labeling with the underlined words. Also note to explain the diagram with the sentence descriptions. Sun – What went well this last sprint, what do we need more of? Wind – What worked against us, what do we need less of? Engine – What do we…