Sprint Retrospective

General information

1. Goals

The Sprint Retrospective's goal is to develop strategies for raising quality and effectiveness. The Scrum Team evaluates the performance of the previous Sprint in terms of people, interactions, procedures, tools, and their definition of done. The Scrum Team talks about what worked well during the Sprint, what did not work well, and how problems were solved (or not). The most beneficial changes are chosen by the Scrum Team to increase efficiency. They might even be implemented into the next sprint's backlog. The Sprint comes to an end with the Sprint Retrospective. For a Sprint of one month, it is timeboxed to a maximum of three hours.

2. Scope

Working instruction covers enterprise application employees in Europe.

3. Responsibility

• Scrum team: Participates in the meeting.

• Manager: He can also be involved in the meeting.

(scrum.org,n.d.)

Steps in Sprint Retrospective

1. Reflect on the previous sprint: Take time to reflect on the past sprint, including what worked well and what did not.

2. Identify areas for improvement: Identify areas where the team can improve and make changes to ensure future sprints run more smoothly. The rest of the Scrum Team is encouraged by the Scrum Master to improve their procedures and methods in order to make the upcoming Sprint more efficient and enjoyable. The Scrum Team makes plans to raise product quality during each Sprint Retrospective by enhancing work processes or, if necessary and not in conflict of product or organizational standards, changing the definition of "Done."

3. Brainstorm solutions: Brainstorm solutions to the problems identified during the reflection phase. The Scrum Master can assist in generating improvement idea brainstorming if the team is very vocal.

4. Review progress: Review progress from previous sprint retrospectives to ensure that actions have been taken and improvements have been made. You can improve the next sprint using the patterns you have found. The patterns that need to be improved most should be decided by the team. You can use Microsoft Teams board to review the progress during the sprint. Everybody can explain his viewpoint and he can propose solutions for the next sprint.