Retrospectives

A retrospective is a ceremony held by an agile team at the end of each sprint to openly discuss what is going well and what needs improvement. It's a key activity to help the team iteratively improve their working culture.

FunRetro is a great tool for disbursed teams.

Sprint 1 (27/01/20)

• No retro

Sprint 2 (29/01/20 - 05/02/20)

Went well

• Jayne (PO)is very helpful at putting us in touch with contacts
• The NB team picked up on key points quickly
• The NB team being onsite two days is very helpful
• Good comms all round - makes for easier learning
• A lot of ground has been covered quickly
• NB likes having immediate access to Jayne (PO)

To improve

• Internet connection in Room 2 is not very good
• Better alignment of understanding and a scope that is agreed
• More setup time to prepare users/stakeholders for sessions
• Understanding other peoples work loads, eg having to write briefings for the Minister

Actions

• Xose to book rooms with better internet connection, eg. not Room 2

Sprint 3 (05/02/20 - 12/02/20)

Went well

• New team continuing to work well together
• FSA stakeholders are prompt and ready to be interviewed at short notice

To improve

• Scope still not agreed - we need clarity on direction of discovery
• Still struggling to get business users lined up for interviews

Actions

• Paul to chase status of scope and share

Sprint 4 (12/02/20 - 19/02/20)

Went well

• Scope finally agreed (received 12 Feb) - we now have a confirmed view of what we need to deliver

To improve

• Needed more business users to interview

Actions

• Continue to chase for business contacts

Sprint 5 - final retro (19/02/20 - 26/02/20)

Went well

• LA workshop went down well - despite issues with the hotel projector!

To improve

• LA workshop ate into our last week quite a bit
• Still a lot of outstanding design work to upload - wiki uploader is slow

Actions

• Paul to arrange