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Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives

A Toolbox of Retrospective Exercises

Luis Gonçalves and Ben Linders

With plenty of exercises for your personal retrospective toolbox, Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives will help you to become more proficient in doing retrospectives and to get more out of them - Foreword by Esther Derby, co-author of Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great.

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Paperback Edition available on Amazon, Lulu, and Barnes & Noble.

We present you: A new agile book with many exercises for facilitating retrospectives, supported with the “what” and “why” of retrospectives, the business value and benefits that they bring, and advice for introducing and improving retrospectives.

This is a book for agile coaches, scrum masters, project managers, product managers and facilitators who already have some experience with retrospectives. 

With this book we are offering a half year of our work to the community to help teams all over the world to get better in doing retrospectives.

Want to stay informed about retrospectives and future versions of our book?

Join us at eepurl.com/Mem7H or join Luis Goncalves Monthly Webinar right here.

This book is being translated into many languages, they are all available on Leanpub.

Ben Linders & Luis Gonçalves

About the authors

We are both active bloggers at www.benlinders.com and https://luis-goncalves.com. On our blogs we share our experiences on several agile and lean topics including retrospectives.

During the years we have conducted many different kinds of retrospectives. We think that practicing different exercises helps to develop your own personal toolbox with retrospective exercises and get more value out of them. If you want to get some extra ideas you can access to Agile Retrospectives Ideas.

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      About the Authors

      Luis Gonçalves

      Luis Gonçalves - Professional Biography

      Luis Gonçalves is a visionary entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, and author who has pioneered transformative methodologies for digital product development and organizational scaling. As the Founder and Managing Director of evolution4all, he leads a revolutionary ecosystem dedicated to helping organizations thrive in the digital era.

      Methodologies & Expertise

      Luis is the creator of two groundbreaking methodologies:

      • ADAPT Methodology® - The first comprehensive Project to Product Methodology, designed to transform traditional project-centric companies into product-led organizations. Learn more about the transition from Project to Product on his blog.
      • ScaleUp Methodology - A seven-pillar framework helping startups that have achieved product-market fit to scale effectively and aim for unicorn status. Join the Scaleup Bootcamp to learn implementation strategies.

      Resources & Tools

      Books & Publications

      Luis is the author of multiple influential books, including:

      • "Getting Value Out Of Agile Retrospectives"
      • "Organisational Mastery"
      • "ADAPT"
      • "Product First"
      • "The Unicorn Blueprint"

      Background

      With extensive experience as a management consultant, Luis has guided numerous organizations through Agile transformations before expanding his focus to comprehensive organizational development. His work spans various industries, with particular emphasis on helping digital product companies achieve sustainable growth and market leadership.

      For speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, or to learn more about implementing Luis's methodologies in your organization, contact luis@evolution4all.com.

      Ben Linders

      Ben Linders is an Independent Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality, and Continuous Improvement. Author of Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives, Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives, What Drives Quality, Problem? What Problem?, and Continuous Improvement. Creator of many Agile Coaching Tools, for example, the Agile Self-assessment Game.

      As an adviser, coach, and trainer he helps organizations with deploying effective software development and management practices. He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers.

      Ben is a well-known speaker and author; he’s much respected for sharing his experiences and helping others share theirs. His books and games have been translated into more than 12 languages and are used by professionals in teams and organizations all around the world.

      Ben is an active member of networks on Agile, Lean, and Quality, and a well-known speaker and author. He shares his experiences in a bilingual blog (Dutch and English), as an editor for Culture and Methods at InfoQ, and as an expert in communities like Computable, Quora, DZone, and TechTarget. Follow him on twitter: @BenLinders.

      In need of advice, consultancy, training? Have a question? Contact me!  info@benlinders.com

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      Table of Contents

      • Foreword
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • What Is an Agile Retrospective?
      • Why Do We Do Retrospectives?
      • Business Value of Agile Retrospectives
      • Pre-Requirements for Retrospectives
      • Designing a Retrospective
      • Retrospective Exercises
        • Asking Questions
        • Starfish
        • Sailboat
        • One-Word Retrospective
        • Car Brand
        • Happiness Index
        • Five Times Why
        • Constellation
        • Team Assessment Survey
        • Strengths-Based Retrospective
        • High Performance Tree
        • Value Stream Mapping
        • Retrospective of Retrospectives
      • Benefits of Retrospectives
      • Adopting Agile Retrospectives
      • A Retrospectives Book in Your Language
      • Develop Your Agile Retrospective Facilitation Skills
      • Valuable Agile Retrospectives
      • Bibliography

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