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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Retrospective Techniques

Facilitation formats for running retrospectives, such as Start-Stop-Continue, Sailboat, 4Ls, and Mad-Sad-Glad.

Definition

Esther Derby and Diana Larsen describe five stages: set the stage, gather data, generate insights, decide what to do, close the retrospective.

Example

Using the Sailboat format: wind (helps), anchors (slows), rocks (risks).

Exam tip

Know the five stages order from 'Agile Retrospectives'.

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