Retrospective Activity Selection
This method involves using the Retromat website to randomly generate or selectively choose activities for an agile retrospective, ensuring a tailored and engaging session. It helps facilitators discover new techniques and adapt them to their team's specific needs.
Use this method when planning a retrospective to introduce variety, address specific team challenges, or explore new facilitation techniques.
Solves: Stale retrospectives, lack of engagement, difficulty finding relevant activities.
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Step 1: Introduce Retromat (2 min). Explain that you'll be using it to select activities for the retrospective.
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Step 2: Demonstrate the site (3 min). Show how to generate a random plan or search for activities by keyword.
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Step 3: Team Input (5 min). Ask the team for specific needs or challenges they want to address in the retrospective and search for activities that align.
- Encourage team members to suggest keywords or themes for the retrospective.
- Be prepared to adapt the chosen activities based on the team's feedback.
- Allow the team to vote on their preferred activities from a selection generated by Retromat.
- Use Retromat to find activities for other types of meetings or workshops.