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Step Up Your Retro Game

Kate Megaw |  90m 0s

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The retrospective is one of the five events in scrum. It is an essential part of scrum because it enables the team to practice the three pillars: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Without the retro, the team may stagnate and may not continually grow.

 

This course is aligned with the following Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) learning objectives: 

  • 1.10 perform a Sprint Retrospective.
  • 1.11 describe at least three possible effects of skipping the Sprint Retrospective.

This course is aligned with the following Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM®) learning objective:

  • 2.4 demonstrate at least two alternatives to open discussion.

 

Course Sections: 

  • Retrospective Basics
    • What they are and what they are not
    • The scrum master in the retrospectives
  • Six Steps of a Retrospective
    • Step 1: Open the retrospective
    • Step 2: Gather data
    • Step 3: Discuss & group
    • Step 4: Prioritize items
    • Step 5: Actionable tasks
    • Step 6: Close the retro
  • The Benefit of Experience
    • Awesome and awful retros
    • Kate’s answers
    • Final thoughts
  • What else? 
    • Course resources
    • Claim SEUs

Course created in collaboration with subject matter expert: Kate Megaw CST® & CTC, CEO of ArcLight Agile 

A dynamic Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Team Coach (CTC), Kate Megaw has over 25 years working in Education, Operations, Project Management, IT, and Consulting. She is a motivator and encourager and is happiest when she breaks through to a client and leads them to the ‘AHA’ moment.

About the author

Kate Megaw
Kate Megaw, CST, PMP is the President of The Braintrust Consulting Group where she specializes in working with executives and C-level professionals as well as serving as an Agile Coach and Trainer. Kate is a dynamic Project Management Professional with more than 15 years’ experience in successfully planning, directing, tracking, and managing complex projects. Before co-founding The Braintrust Consulting Group, Kate worked as a project manager for the global leader in Corporate Actions automation. Now she uses her years of experience to guide clients through the transition from a waterfall to an agile delivery model. Kate is client-focused with finely honed communication and presentation abilities, complemented by strong planning, organizational, and people management skills. Kate is a motivator and encourager and is happiest when she breaks through to a client and leads them to the ‘aha’ moment. Before moving to the United States, Kate received her bachelor’s degree in information management from the Queen’s University of Belfast in Northern Ireland.