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Preparing for our next Inspect and Adapt using the Sails and Anchors Retrospective Format

Posted on August 18, 2016 by jayhyett

In a few weeks time I’m facilitating a program level retrospective (Inspect and Adapt) with around 60-80 people invited to attend. I’m planning to use the Sails and Anchors format by splitting the room into small focus groups (max 10 … Continue reading →

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Australian Rules Football Themed Retrospective 

Posted on September 22, 2015 by jayhyett

Its currently the business end of the AFL season (Australian Rules Football) with the Preliminary Finals set to take place this weekend. The winners of those games will face off in the Australian version of the SuperBowl – the AFL … Continue reading →

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Pitfall Themed Retrospective

Posted on August 23, 2015 by jayhyett

Do you remember the classic 80’s video game Pitfall? Pitfall was released by Activision in 1982 and is one of the all time highest selling game for the Atari 2600, amassing over 4 millions copies sold. The Atari 2600 was … Continue reading →

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The Story Graveyard

Posted on February 25, 2015 by jayhyett

Do you have user stories hanging out in your backlog that seem to always get deprioritised at planning meetings? As a team with a semi operational function to it we have this problem quite reguarly, with stories that don’t fall … Continue reading →

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