Presentation: "Agile Retrospectives: Inspecting and Adapting In Challenging Environments"

Time: Monday 17:15 - 18:15

Location: Conference Hall 2

Abstract:

Traditionally, organizations sponsor project reviews (also known as "post-mortems" or "lessons learned") only after the delivery, when it's too late to make a difference for that project. Particularly in challenging environments, project teams must respond to unexpected change and adapt to difficult circumstances. Agile retrospectives at the end of each iteration or increment compel the team to examine feedback from current conditions and develop targeted tactics to keep the project on track. Agile retrospectives keep team focus on continuous improvement throughout the project, whatever the environment.

Diana Larsen, co-author of Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great!, will introduce you to a simple framework for effective retrospectives, provide tips and pointers for effective retrospectives in challenging environments, and suggest ways to maintain the relevance of improvement to the work of your team.

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Diana Larsen, FutureWorks Consulting

 Diana  Larsen

A specialist in the human side of software development, Diana Larsen expands teams' capabilities to interact, self-organize, and improve project performance.

She co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Pragmatic Programmers, 2006) with Esther Derby. Clients come to Diana because of her experience and expertise; they stick with her because of her candor, compassion and courage. She leads group processes for collaborative thinking and planning, as well as guiding teams through project retrospectives. She presents workshops, speaks and writes on self-organizing team development and team leadership, project leadership, innovation development, leading retrospectives and influencing organizational change.

A former board member of the Agile Alliance, Diana works with a wide network of colleagues. She co-founded the International Retrospective Facilitators Gathering and the Agile Open Northwest 2007 conference.

Contact Diana at http://www.futureworksconsulting.com