1. Retrospec)ve
Â
Dialogue
 Sheets
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allan
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Twi+er:
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November
 2012
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2. Allan
 Kelly
Â
Director,
 SoFware
 Strategy
 Ltd
Â
â⯠ConsulIng
 &
 Training
 for
 Agile
Â
â⯠Custom
 SoFware
 Development
Â
Author
Â
â⯠Changing
 So*ware
 Development:
 Learning
Â
to
 be
 Agile
 (2008,
 Wiley)
Â
â⯠Business
 Pa8erns
 for
 So:ware
 Developers
Â
(2012,
 Wiley
 -Ââ
 ISBN:
 978-Ââ1119999249)
Â
Â
97
 Things
 Every
 Programmer
 Should
 Know
Â
Henney,
 2010
Â
Context
 EncapsulaDon
 in
Â
PaEern
 Languages
 of
 Program
 Design
Â
Â
Volume
 5,
 2006
Â
(c)
 Allan
 Kelly
 h+p://www.soFwarestrategy.co.uk
 2
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4. Stats
Â
Over
 2000
 Downloads
 Frequency
 of
 retrospec)ve
Â
â˘âŻ USA
Â
Â
 20-Ââ25%
 â˘âŻ Never
 33%
Â
â˘âŻ UK
Â
Â
Â
 12½-Ââ20%
 â˘âŻ 1
 or
 2
 a
 year
 10%
Â
â˘âŻ France
Â
 5-Ââ7%
 â˘âŻ Quarterly
 6%
Â
â˘âŻ Germany
Â
 5-Ââ9%
 â˘âŻ Monthly
 20%
Â
From
 70
 countries
 since
 â˘âŻ 2-Ââweeks
 23%
Â
May
 2011
 (At
 Ime
 of
 download)
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5. What
 people
 have
 saidâŚ
Â
the
 diďŹerence
 from
 the
 last
 few
 )mes
 was
Â
like
 night
 and
 day.
 I
 had
 some
 worries
 going
 in
Â
some
 team
 members
 would
 be
 reluctant
 to
 engage
Â
but
 found
 that
 no
 one
 held
 back
 and
 everyone
Â
got
 involved
 in
 scribbling
 on
 the
 sheet
 and
Â
talking
 about
 the
 sprint.
Â
Â
AFerwards
 I
 got
 some
 very
 enthusiasIc
 feedback
Â
from
 the
 people
 who
 I'd
 originally
 worried
 about!
Â
Â
6. Norway
Â
â˘âŻ SImulates
 equality
 among
 team
 members
Â
Â
â˘âŻ Few/no
 barriers
 for
 parIcipants
 to
 express
Â
themselves
Â
â˘âŻ Prevent
 the
 Scrum
 Master
 from
 falling
 into
 a
 "team
Â
leaderish"
 role
 sessions
 less
 bureaucraIc
 and
 more
Â
inspiring
Â
â˘âŻ We
 spend
 our
 Ime
 on
 issues
 of
 real
 value
 to
 the
Â
team
 instead
 of
 ceremony
 parts
 no
 one
 really
 likes
Â
â˘âŻ Sheet
 can
 be
 put
 directly
 on
 a
 wall
 aFer
 the
 meeIng
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7. What
 people
 have
 saidâŚ
Â
Using
 the
 sheet
 deďŹnitely
 promoted
Â
discussion
 in
 the
 retrospecIves
 and,
 by
Â
bringing
 the
 focus
 away
 from
 the
Â
facilitator,
 the
 team
 concentrates
 more
Â
on
 the
 project.
Â
The
 team
 thought
 it
 was
 a
 fun
 way
 of
 doing
Â
a
 retrospecIve,
 it
 felt
 fresh.
 When
 I
 asked
Â
them
 if
 we
 should
 try
 using
 them
 in
 the
Â
future,
 the
 answer
 was
 a
 deďŹnite
 yes.
Â
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8. What
 people
 have
 saidâŚ
Â
Walking
 around
 the
 pods,
 it
 was
 interesIng
Â
to
 see
 that
 the
 teams
 posted
 their
 resulIng
Â
sheets,
 and
 in
 one
 case
 had
 referenced
 it
Â
several
 Imes
 during
 a
 conversaIon
 about
Â
an
 issue
 they
 were
 discussing.
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9. I
 was
 a
 bit
 nervous
 about
Â
trying
 something
 âŚ
 but
 the
Â
energy
 in
 the
 room
 was
Â
tremendous.
 In
 fact
 I
 had
Â
several
 people
 tell
 me
 it
 was
Â
the
 best
 retrospecIve
 they
Â
have
 had
 in
 years.
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11. MoreâŚ.
Â
Download
 &
 order
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â⯠www.dialoguesheets.com
Â
Allan
 Kelly
Â
â⯠allan@allankelly.net
Â
â⯠Twi+er:
 @allankellynet
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â⯠h+p://www.allankelly.net
Â
â⯠h+p://www.soFwarestrategy.co.uk
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