├── CONTRIBUTING.md ├── LICENSE.md └── README.md /CONTRIBUTING.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Contributing to Awesome Retrospectives 2 | 3 | Ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines: 4 | 5 | * Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate. 6 | * Make sure the item is useful before submitting. That implies it has enough content and every item has a good succinct description. 7 | * Use the following format: `[List Name](link) - Description.` 8 | * New categories or improvements to the existing categorization are welcome. 9 | * Check your spelling and grammar. 10 | * The pull request and commit should have a useful title. 11 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication 2 | 3 | This is a human-readable summary of the [Legal Code (read the full text)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode). 4 | 5 | ## No copyright 6 | 7 | The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to 8 | the public domain by waiving all rights to the work worldwide 9 | under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the 10 | extent allowed by law. 11 | 12 | You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial 13 | purposes, all without asking permission. 14 | 15 | ## Other information 16 | 17 | In no way are the patent or trademark rights of any person affected by CC0, 18 | nor are the rights that other persons may have in the work or in how the 19 | work is used, such as publicity or privacy rights. 20 | 21 | Unless expressly stated otherwise, the person who associated a work with 22 | this deed makes no warranties about the work, and disclaims liability for 23 | all uses of the work, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. 24 | When using or citing the work, you should not imply endorsement by the 25 | author or the affirmer. 26 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Awesome Retrospectives [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) 2 | 3 | A retrospective is the act of a team looking back on past events and behaviours to learn from these and capture actionable items that help them improve their work, team and working environment. 4 | 5 | ## Contents 6 | 7 | * [Retrospective Basics](#retrospective-basics) 8 | * [Retrospective Plans & Activities](#retrospective-plans--activities) 9 | * [Distributed Retrospective Tools](#distributed-retrospective-tools) 10 | * [Books About Retrospectives](#books-about-retrospectives) 11 | * [Articles About Retrospectives](#articles-about-retrospectives) 12 | 13 | ## Retrospective Basics 14 | 15 | For when you want to learn more about the basics of retrospectives: 16 | 17 | * [Ultimate Guide to Agile Retrospectives](https://www.retrium.com/ultimate-guide-to-agile-retrospectives/intro) - A deep dive into effective retrospectives. 18 | * [What is a Retrospective?](https://retromat.org/blog/what-is-a-retrospective/) - An introduction to retrospectives. 19 | * [The Retrospective Prime Directive](https://retrospectivewiki.org/index.php?title=The_Prime_Directive) - The key to running successful retrospectives. 20 | * [How to Run an Online Sprint Retrospective](https://www.parabol.co/resources/how-to-run-an-online-sprint-retrospective/) - A step-by-step guide to running remote retrospectives. 21 | 22 | ## Retrospective Plans & Activities 23 | 24 | For when you need ideas for retrospective activities: 25 | 26 | * [Retromat](https://retromat.org/) - A large collection of activities and a planning tool which can be used to share your plan with others. 27 | * [Fun Retrospectives](https://www.funretrospectives.com) - A large collection of activities and ideas for retrospectives. 28 | * [loveagile.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20170626112519/http://loveagile.com/) - A small collection of retrospective activities. 29 | * [Agile Retrospective Resource Wiki](https://retrospectivewiki.org/index.php?title=Retrospective_Plans) - A collection of retrospective activities and their use cases. 30 | * [Hyper Island Toolbox](https://toolbox.hyperisland.com) - A collection of energizers and activities for unlocking insight and building a strong team (requires account). 31 | * [Lego Retrospective](https://www.growingagile.co.za/2017/03/guest-post-lego-retrospective/) - An activity using Lego for when you have issues with some team members dominating meetings or others not leaning in. 32 | * [Safety Check](https://web.archive.org/web/20161229153327/http://www.akashb.com/blog/2012/05/28/agile-retrospectives-the-safety-check/) - An activity for measuring how comfortable everyone feels sharing their views, useful for forming teams or when new team members join. 33 | * [Squad Health Check](https://engineering.atspotify.com/2014/09/16/squad-health-check-model/) - An activity for visualizing what to improve that can be used across teams from Spotify. 34 | * [The Happiness Door](https://management30.com/blog/the-happiness-door-bring-your-own-bottle/) - An activity for measuring happiness. 35 | * [Kudo Cards](https://management30.com/practice/kudo-box/) - A practice for continuously sharing feedback and building intrinsic motivation. 36 | * [Gamestorming](https://gamestorming.com) - A collection of games and tools. 37 | * [Retrospective Questions](https://www.parabol.co/resources/retrospective-questions/) - A collection of facilitator questions to use in retrospectives 38 | 39 | ## Distributed Retrospective Tools 40 | 41 | For when you need to run a retrospective with a distributed team over the internet (🆓 = totally free, 💰 = paid plan may be required to access some features): 42 | 43 | * [Confluence](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/retrospective-blueprint-427623496.html) 💰 - Content collaboration software with retrospective templates. 44 | * [EasyRetro](https://easyretro.io) 💰 - Distributed retrospective board with voting. 45 | * [Echometer](https://echometerapp.com) 💰 - Beginner-friendly, psychology-based retrospective & team health check tool. 46 | * [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/) - Collaborative document editing. 47 | * [Google Drawings](https://drawings.google.com/) - Collaborative drawing. 48 | * [GoRetro](https://www.goretro.ai/) - Run team retrospectives easily, quickly, and absolutely free. 49 | * [Ideaboardz](https://ideaboardz.com) 🆓 - Distributed retrospective board with voting and export functionality. 50 | * [Kudobox](https://kudobox.co) 🆓 - Share Kudo cards on Twitter. 51 | * [Metro Retro](https://metroretro.io/) 💰 - Distributed retrospective tools with a number of retrospective activities. 52 | * [Parabol](https://www.parabol.co/) 💰 - Open-source retrospective tool with integrations to GitHub, Jira, and Slack with commercial options available. 53 | * [Postfacto](https://pivotal.github.io/postfacto/) 🆓 - Open-source and self-hosted retro tool aimed at helping remote teams. 54 | * [QuickRetro](https://quickretro.app/) 🆓 - Free, open-source, self-hosted, feature-packed app for conducting sprint retro meeting online with mobile friendly UI. 55 | * [Rapport](https://rapport.leanloop.co.uk) 🆓 - Retro tool for distributed or remote teams. 56 | * [Retrium](https://www.retrium.com) 💰 - Distributed retrospective tools with a number of retrospective activities. 57 | * [Retro Cadence](https://retrocadence.com) - 💰 Distributed retrospective tools with a number of retrospective activities. 58 | * [Retrobot](http://www.retrobotapp.com) 💰 - Distributed retrospective board with a number of retrospective templates. 59 | * [Retroloop](https://retroloop.io) 💰 - Easy-to-use, open-source tool for facilitating agile retrospectives. 60 | * [RetroTool](https://retrotool.io) 💰 - Simple, fun and flexible tool for remote retrospectives used by thousands of people around the world. 61 | * [ScatterSpoke](https://www.scatterspoke.com) 💰 - Distributed retrospective board with export functionality. 62 | * [Scrumlr.io](https://scrumlr.io) 🆓 - An open-source and well-designed web app for collaborative online retrospectives, featuring timers, voting capabilities, and the option to use the entire app anonymously. 63 | * [Sprint Boards](https://sprintboards.io) 💰 - Modern retrospective tool for Agile developers with support for third party services including Trello and Jira. 64 | * [Teaminal](https://www.teaminal.com/) 💰 - Async standup, retro, and sprint planning tool for distributed teams. 65 | * [TeamRetro](https://www.teamretro.com/) 💰 - Distributed retrospective tools with multiple activities, action tracking and automated idea grouping. 66 | * [TeleRetro](https://www.teleretro.com) 💰 - Distributed retrospective tool with ice-breaker music, gifs and emojis. 67 | * [Trello](https://trello.com) 💰 - Boards, lists, and cards. 68 | 69 | ## Books About Retrospectives 70 | 71 | For when you want to learn more in-depth information about retrospectives: 72 | 73 | * [Retrospectives Antipatterns](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Retrospectives-Antipatterns-Aino-Corry/dp/013682336X) - *Aino Corry.* Learn how to improve retrospectives by avoiding common pitfalls. 74 | * [Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great](https://pragprog.com/book/dlret/agile-retrospectives) - *Esther Derby, Diana Larsen.* A book on using retrospectives to improve teams. 75 | * [Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews](https://www.dorsethouse.com/books/pr.html) - *Norman L. Kerth.* One of the earliest books on running retrospectives. 76 | * [The Retrospective Handbook](https://leanpub.com/the-retrospective-handbook) - *Patrick Kua*. Great tips and advice for facilitating retrospectives. 77 | * [Fun Retrospectives](https://leanpub.com/funretrospectives) - *Paulo Caroli, Taina Caetano*. A book covering a number of retrospective activities by the same people behind the site of the same name. 78 | * [Agile Retrospectives](https://leanpub.com/b/agileretrospectives) - *Various authors.* A bundle of 6 ebooks on retrospectives from Leanpub including Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives, Fun Retrospectives, Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Retrospectives, The Retrospective Handbook, Agile Retrospective Kickstarter and Retrospectives for Organizational Change. 79 | * [Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers](https://www.amazon.com/Gamestorming-Playbook-Innovators-Rulebreakers-Changemakers/dp/0596804172) - *Dave Gray*. Learn how to create an engaging and creative environment with gamestorming. 80 | * [Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Building+a+Better+Business+Using+the+Lego+Serious+Play+Method-p-9781118832455) - *Per Kristiansen, Robert Rasmussen*. Use Lego Serious Play to improve meetings. 81 | 82 | ## Articles About Retrospectives 83 | 84 | For when you want information on specific issues or tips for improving your retrospectives: 85 | 86 | * [Inside Atlassian: Seven Steps for Better Retrospectives](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/agile/retrospectives-atlassian) - Tips for structuring and facilitating retrospectives from Atlassian. 87 | * [5 Steps to Better Agile Retrospectives](https://blog.trello.com/the-5-steps-to-better-team-retrospectives) - Advice on structuring retrospectives from Trello. 88 | * [Retrospective Fatigue? How to Increase Follow-Through on Action Items](https://retromat.org/blog/retrospective-fatigue-how-to-increase-follow-through-on-action-items/) - Advice on getting teams to complete retrospective commitments. 89 | * [The Infinite Hows](https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-infinite-hows) - A critique of the Five Whys technique and an alternate approach for better root cause analysis retrospectives. 90 | * [A 7-Step Agenda for Effective Retrospectives](https://www.caroli.org/en/a-7-step-agenda-for-effective-retrospectives/) - Advice on creating a solid retrospective structure that keeps your team focused. 91 | * [20+ Facilitation Tips for Great Retrospectives](https://echometerapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eBook-20-facilitation-tips-for-great-retrospectives-The-Practitioners-Retrospective-Guide.pdf) - *Jean Michel Diaz* A Practitioner's Guide to Establishing a Powerful Change Process Using Retrospectives (Free eBook) 92 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------