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Retrospectives Antipatterns 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Corry Aino Vonge (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Improve Every Retrospective! Real Solutions for Every Team Leader, Facilitator, and Participant
“. . . Aino has shared a robust, curated list of antipatterns and how to avoid them. . . . And she has shared so much more than tips and techniques. You will find a gold mine--with precious nuggets, including her personal experiences, effective facilitation resources, and pointers for extracting yourself and your team when you're stuck.”
--From the Foreword by Diana Larsen, co-author, Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Retrospectives are indispensable for continuous learning and improvement in Lean, Agile, DevOps, and other contexts, but most of us have suffered through at least one retrospective that was a waste of time, or worse. Now, leading agile coach Aino Vonge Corry identifies 24 reasons that retrospectives fail and shows how to overcome each of them.

Using the familiar “patterns” approach, Retrospectives Antipatterns introduces antipatterns related to structure, planning, people, distributed teams, and more. Corry shares traps she's encountered and mistakes she's made over more than a decade of leading retrospectives and then presents proven solutions. With her insights and guidance, you can run enjoyable retrospectives that deliver concrete improvements and real value--or at the very least recognize when you are making the same mistake as the author!
  • Create a common language, actionable solutions, and proven plans for solving the retrospective problems you'll encounter most often
  • Recognize symptoms, assess tradeoffs, and refactor your current situation into something better
  • Plan more effectively: decide who should attend and facilitate, when to schedule your retrospective, and how much time to set aside
  • Handle “people” problems: deal with negativity, silence, distrust, disillusionment, loudmouths, and cultural differences
  • Facilitate better “virtual” retrospectives, with tips for online retrospectives included in each antipattern
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-0136823360
  2. Edition
    1st
  3. Publisher
    Addison-Wesley Professional
  4. Publication date
    October 2, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    3506 KB
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The Octopus

From the preface:

You might wonder what an octopus has to do with retrospectives...I am stunned that 60 percent of an octopus’s brain is in its eight legs, divided into eight individual little animals, almost, each with its own will and yet all working as a whole with the rest of the octopus in a synergy that is unique in the animal kingdom. I see a team with a facilitator at a retrospective as an octopus: the team and facilitator work together toward a common goal while still being individuals, with individual focus and strengths.

For every antipattern, there is an illustration with an octopus that captures the essence of the antipattern.

Examples

Illustration of Octopus lifting a dumb bell

Illustration of Octopus pointing blame at a fish.

Illustration of shark and fish mocking an octopus

In the Soup

The team works together to lift a weight that is still too heavy, because the problem they are trying to solve is In the Soup of things they cannot change but just need to accept.

Prime Directive Ignorance

The team starts blaming one person instead of trying to find the faults in the system.

Disillusioned Facilitator

The team mocks the facilitator for trying out activities they find ridiculous.

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About the Author

Aino Vonge Corry, independent consultant, has facilitated retrospectives for over a decade, written about facilitation for almost as long, and spoken widely and taught courses worldwide on the subject. She holds a PhD in computer science with a focus on design patterns in object-oriented design and OO language constructs: “pattern-glasses” that have been invaluable in formulating experience for others to learn from. She has taught for over two decades, in both university and industry settings.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08F5HC6XH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (October 2, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3506 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Aino Vonge Corry

Aino Vonge Corry

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Aino Vonge Corry (born 1971 in Aarhus, Denmark) is an independent consultant, who sometimes works as an agile coach.

After gaining her Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2001 she spent the next 10 years failing to choose between being a researcher/teacher in academia, and being a teacher/facilitator in industry. She eventually squared the circle by starting her own company, Metadeveloper, which develops developers by teaching CS, teaching how to teach CS, inviting speakers to IT conferences, and facilitating software development in various ways. She has facilitated retrospectives and other meetings for the past 15 years during which time she has made all the mistakes possible in that field.

Aino has lived in Stockholm, Lund, and Cambridge, but she is now back in Aarhus, Denmark, where she lives with her family, and a growing collection of plush cephalopods.

Author illustration by Nikola Korać

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Linda Rising
5.0 out of 5 stars Octopuses + Antipatterns = Awesome Reading!
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021
Who doesn't love octopuses? Who doesn't love patterns or antipatterns? Who doesn't love learning and, even in these tough times, hearing better ways of learning from experience, that is, retrospecting? We've all been through rough patches -- projects, adventures, pandemics -- and what keeps us going is knowing that we are doing our best to prepare ourselves for the future. Aino has done an amazing job of pulling together her expertise and saavy in running retrospectives for teams (yes, many distributed teams) and has spent time and energy organizing
that expertise to share it with us as antipatterns. You might know that octopuses have eight arms, but did you also know that they have three hearts, blue blood, and no bones? Octopuses are also among the most intelligent creatures on our planet. Aino loves octopuses and as you read this book, you will come to love them, too. Just one
of the many benefits of buying and enjoying this book, then sharing what you learn with others.
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Anders Rojewski
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2022
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Retrospectives Antipatterns is a masterpiece. Undoubtedly my favorite book about retrospectives.

As we all know, many problems may emerge when it comes to facilitating retrospectives.

Not only Aino Vonge Corry has listed 24 of the most recurring issues, but the author also delivers simple and accurate solutions to solve these problems.

Last but not least: reading this book is actually a very enjoyable experience. The story and the characters behind this book are lovely.

Simply put, there's much to learn from Retrospectives Antipatterns. Applying the concepts from this book will make you a greater facilitator.
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