Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Pragmatic Programmers)
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Pragmatic Programmers) by Diana Larsen, Esther Derby and Ken Schwaber
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 200
- ISBN:
- 0977616649
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- Pragmatic Bookshelf
- Publication Date:
- July 26, 2006
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 2778
Shows you the tools, tricks and tips you need to fix the problems you face on a software development project on an on-going basis. This work also shows how to architect retrospectives in general, how to design them specifically for your team and organization, how to run them effectively, and how to make the needed changes.
Reviews for Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Pragmatic Programmers)
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How to make your scrum better
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2009
This book is just good. It can't be the other way. I have it on my desk, next to another book waiting for a full review and I wonder if I will manage to read it before the meeting where I will have to give it away to a lucky winner. I already envy him or her. Should I ask O'Reilly for my own copy?
Returning to the matter, this book is just about what it says in the title - agile retrospectives. Everyone who knows at least a bit about agile knows well how important is to improve the process. This book is simply about that and shows many methods and techniques that will help during a sprint or a project retrospective to make your team better. It's the must for everyone who is interested in improving his agile potential. -
Well worn, often loaned, a prized guide :)
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12st, 2009
This is my standard reference for Agile Retrospectives which continues to remain practical and useful over the 2 - 3 years I've been facilitating (and joining) retrospectives. I have brightly coloured post-its scattered throughout my copy as reminders to many of the techniques and ideas I use regularly...
I've lent the book to other people who facilitate retrospectives and they also found it helpful.
Thank you to the authors for this great book :) -
Useful handbook for agile teams
Rated out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2006
At last we have a book available that gives tips and advice on facilitating end of iteration retrospectives. Esther Derby and Diana Larsen are recognised experts in this field and have gathered knowledge from the international community of retrospective facilitators and presented it in an accessible format for readers new to facilitation.
The book will be really useful to agile coaches and team leads who want to apply retrospectives in their teams. A variety of exercises are described so that your retrospectives won't get boring and will continue to reveal process improvements that help your team optimize their process and stay sharp. This will become a well-thumbed trusty reference for agile teams.