Pre-Mortem Retrospectives G.Mazzanti @mgaewsj
catch ‘failure’ before it occurs circumvent any need for a painful postmortem “ You’ve seen your own future, which means you can change it if you want to.” Chief John Anderton, Minority Report
+ ( ) Gary Klein, “ Performing a Project Premortem”, 2007, HBR
agile retrospective a special meeting held throughout a project where a team inspect and review events, methods and teamwork and immediately learn and adapt
agile retrospective a special meeting held throughout a project where a team inspect and review events, methods and teamwork and immediately learn and adapt  premortem before prevent anticipate p
Retrospective Structure Set the Stage Gather Info Generate Insights Decide Actions Close
time-travel  to a date  after  the scheduled release date assume that the project has  failed miserably welcome state purpose everybody speaks outline approach 5’
team identify key events & feelings good ,   bad  and   neutral   (but relevant) who what when facts feelings 10’  mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct
team identify key events good ,   bad  and   neutral   (but relevant) 10’
what didn’t work what worked well why causes & effects then each person writes 4 *   sticky notes (2 for what  worked well and   2 for what  didn’t work ) *choose what suit best  25’
silent grouping items are grouped  silently  by the team each group is then given a  name one or two groups are  selected  for action 25’
generate quick ideas what 25’
how who & when pick 2 or 3 actions (dot vote), elaborate two dots per person top priority second choice 15’  15’
pick 2 or 3 actions (dot vote) two dots per person top priority second choice 15’  15’
put actions on a task board, be sure there is commitment and energy to achieve goals  to do in progress done 15’  15’
ROTI Return On Time Invested Take Visual Records Plan for Follow-Up Appreciation for everyone 5’
time-travel  to a date  after  the scheduled release date assume that the project has been a   huge success variant see also Tim Mackinnon http://www.planningcards.com/iterex/papers/Futurespectives.pdf
Gaetano Mazzanti Gama-Tech @mgaewsj [email_address]

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Pre Mortem Retrospectives

  • 2. catch ‘failure’ before it occurs circumvent any need for a painful postmortem “ You’ve seen your own future, which means you can change it if you want to.” Chief John Anderton, Minority Report
  • 3. + ( ) Gary Klein, “ Performing a Project Premortem”, 2007, HBR
  • 4. agile retrospective a special meeting held throughout a project where a team inspect and review events, methods and teamwork and immediately learn and adapt
  • 5. agile retrospective a special meeting held throughout a project where a team inspect and review events, methods and teamwork and immediately learn and adapt premortem before prevent anticipate p
  • 6. Retrospective Structure Set the Stage Gather Info Generate Insights Decide Actions Close
  • 7. time-travel to a date after the scheduled release date assume that the project has failed miserably welcome state purpose everybody speaks outline approach 5’
  • 8. team identify key events & feelings good , bad and neutral (but relevant) who what when facts feelings 10’ mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct
  • 9. team identify key events good , bad and neutral (but relevant) 10’
  • 10. what didn’t work what worked well why causes & effects then each person writes 4 * sticky notes (2 for what worked well and 2 for what didn’t work ) *choose what suit best 25’
  • 11. silent grouping items are grouped silently by the team each group is then given a name one or two groups are selected for action 25’
  • 12. generate quick ideas what 25’
  • 13. how who & when pick 2 or 3 actions (dot vote), elaborate two dots per person top priority second choice 15’ 15’
  • 14. pick 2 or 3 actions (dot vote) two dots per person top priority second choice 15’ 15’
  • 15. put actions on a task board, be sure there is commitment and energy to achieve goals to do in progress done 15’ 15’
  • 16. ROTI Return On Time Invested Take Visual Records Plan for Follow-Up Appreciation for everyone 5’
  • 17. time-travel to a date after the scheduled release date assume that the project has been a huge success variant see also Tim Mackinnon http://www.planningcards.com/iterex/papers/Futurespectives.pdf
  • 18. Gaetano Mazzanti Gama-Tech @mgaewsj [email_address]

Editor's Notes

  • #3: note: premortem is not risk analysis
  • #4: Innovation Games: Remember The Future