tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844510344016016899.post1086799616176506213..comments2024-03-28T19:36:33.870+13:00Comments on Katrina the Tester: Review the Future RetrospectiveKatrina Clokiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817473142273516519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844510344016016899.post-90967630626137572312017-06-09T05:46:29.299+12:002017-06-09T05:46:29.299+12:00Hi Katrina,
In search of a creative, somewhat lo...Hi Katrina, <br /><br />In search of a creative, somewhat loose, not-super-structured format, I recently used "Remember the Future" to facilitate a 1.5 hour retro for our remote distributed team of 8. I appreciated the intent: Create Your Future. It was a nice balance given that some of my teammates like structure and some do not. It was helpful for me because I prefer less structure and am not totally comfortable yet "winging it" round table-style with no format. Discussion, laughs, and "retro the retro" takeaway comments indicated that it worked out well:<br /><br />* The format was "different", "refreshing", "fun".<br />* We came up with a rewards program idea to celebrate & publicize customer success and say thanks for code base contributions that help multiple customers.<br />* "At first I was skeptical of this format, but the benefits became clear after a little while: providing shared context and awareness and re-synchronization on big picture." Note: This developer prefers unstructured retros. He is an expert facilitator & exclusively uses unstructured style retros when it's his turn to lead them.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Lanessa Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702106773823413046noreply@blogger.com