AgileRetrospective
The retrospective is an activity that is performed at the end of every sprint. The information is usually recorded on sticky notes or recorded in software. A common retrospective approach is called a “starfish.” The starfish retrospective collects the following information:
- Start
- Stop
- Keep
- More
- Less
The intent of a retrospective is to improve the performance of the team and make them more efficient in each subsequent sprint.
Tailoring tips
Consider the following tips to help tailor the retrospective to meet your needs:
- Instead of a starfish approach you can use “FLAP,” which stands for Future Considerations, Lessons, Accomplishments, and Problems.
- You can color code information to indicate a category, such as technical, process, people, environment, etc.
Alignment
The retrospective should be aligned and consistent with the following documents:
- Lessons learned summary
- Project closeout
| Document Element | Description |
| Start | Actions and behaviors that the team will begin to implement |
| Stop | Actions or behaviors that the team will cease doing |
| Keep | Practices that the team should continue with |
| More | Practices that were not done consistently that should be done more often |
| Less | Practices that were done too much or that should be reduced |
