Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews

Partial Contents1. Introduction to Retrospectives- The Need for Ritual- The Darker Side of Retrospectives- The Retrospective Facilitator2. Anatomy of a Retrospective3. Engineering a Retrospective- Who Should Attend- Where to Hold It- When to Hold It- How Long Should It Be4. Selling a Retrospective- How to Sell Management5. Preparing for a Retrospective- Connect with the Managers- Map the Community- Collect Data Pertaining to Effort- Readying the Team- When to Get the Legal Department Involved6. Retrospective Exercises- I'm Too Busy- Define Success- Create Safety- Artifacts Contest- Develop a Time Line- Emotions Seismograph- Offer Appreciations- Session Without Managers- Cross-Affinity Teams- Making the Magic Happen7. Leading a Postmortem- Transforming the Failed-Project Experience- Qualifying to Lead a Postmortem8. Postmortem Exercises- The CEO/VP Interview- Define Insanity- Make It a Mission9. On Becoming a Skilled Retrospective Facilitator- Dealing with Conflict- Handling Resistance to Change- Four Freedoms- Understanding Differences in Preferences- Ingredients of an Interaction- Congruent Messages10. After the Retrospective- Retrospective Reports- Keeping the Wisdom Alive