Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives

Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives is one of 18 courses in a LinkedIn Learning Path entitled Prepare for the PMI-ACP® Certification. I have now completed 5 of the 18 courses.

Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives

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Course Details

Designed to help increase the pace and quality of a team’s work, agile retrospectives utilize a structured format to gather insights, identify challenges, create a more agile mindset, and make a team more productive and successful. In Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives you will discover the five phases of a successful retrospective: setting the right direction, getting all the issues on the table, gathering insights from the team, making decisions, and applying changes. In addition, ou will learn how to use a starfish diagram or PANCAKE approach to facilitate a comfortable and effective retrospective. Finally, you’ll learn the importance of closing a retrospective with clear action items for the next sprint.

Topics covered in this course include the following:

  • Five phases of retrospectives
  • Choosing an ideal meeting space
  • Identifying issues and improvements
  • Working with a distributed team
  • Encouraging discussions
  • Setting goals using SMART criteria
  • Asking good questions
  • Making team decisions
  • Closing out an agile retrospective

Prepare for the PMI-ACP® Exam

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification officially recognizes your agile knowledge and demonstrates your subject matter expertise to peers, managers, stakeholders, and employers. This Learning Path is designed to help you learn, study, and take the PMI-ACP® exam.

Previously completed courses in this 18-course, 21-hour Learning Path include the following:

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