Retrospectives: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Questions by Christine Orr in September 2019

Who should facilitate a retro?
Who should be invited?
What is the aim or purpose of a retro?
Why do you think teams have retros?
What makes a good retro?
If a retro creates no actions is it a failure?
What makes you want to take part in a retro?
Do you think retros help or hinders team morale? Why?
Does your team usually follow through with actions identified in a retro?
Had anyone done a retro with an offshore team? If so how did this differ from being in the same room?
What format should a retro take?
How do you convince the business of the value of a retro (assuming you think it has a value)?
Should we discuss topics over which we have no control in a retro?
If you run the same retro format twice, should you expect it to work again?