Retrospective Smells: Lack of Focus
In this fifth article in the series Retrospective Smells, I’ll explore what can cause a lack of focus in retrospectives and what you can do to solve it.
In this fifth article in the series Retrospective Smells, I’ll explore what can cause a lack of focus in retrospectives and what you can do to solve it.
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Format: PDF and jpeg files with images for cards with smells and antidotes
Language: English
In this fourth article in the series Retrospective Smells I’ll explore what might cause recurring actions in retrospectives and what you can do to solve it.
In this post, I’ll explore why retrospective facilitators need to know about retrospective smells and how they can deal with them.
Blaming is a “retrospective smell”, a signal that something might be going wrong in your retrospective that needs attention. In this second post in the series Retrospective Smells I’ll explore how blaming can happen and what can be done to reduce or prevent it.
Passiveness is a “retrospective smell”, a signal that something is going wrong in your retrospective that needs attention. In this first article in the series on retrospectives smells, I’ll explore how to recognize passiveness and provide suggestions for dealing with it.