Retrospective is tool for scrum teams to inspect their current style and setup. In order to help them further to identify and adapt potential changes.
So far we have been talking quite a lot about retrospectives on our blog. We are back based on our viewers request with an useful style of conducting retrospective, which is commonly referred as “Wheel of Change”.
What is Wheel of Change?
The initial Wheel of Change was designed by Marshall Goldsmith, for individuals to assess their skills and behaviours. So that they can understand what changes they should make to become a better individual.
The representation of wheel of change is like this. It has four quadrants, each representing one category which can help us identify our desired state.
How to do retrospective using this tool?
Get the above displayed image on a white board or virtual board. Set the stage of retrospective and ask participant to at least one note in each quadrant.
Suggested read : How to conduct sprint retrospective.
Group similar items and label the notes in each quadrant to see what patterns emerge.
Initiate a brief discussion among team members to generate more thoughts. (Here, as a facilitator you should smartly keep notes out of the discussion and help the team identify the action items)
Then dot vote the groups in each quadrant to see what ideas have the most energy behind them.
Pick top voted action items from the board and identify who needs to be involved, the timeframe for the change, and how you’ll ensure the desired changes are in place.
These are some simple steps you need to follow to conduct your retrospective.
You may alter some steps from above to make it more interesting for your team. I am sure this tool will fit gently and gracefully in your retrospective toolkit. If you want to share your retrospective ideas or stories, we are all ears at BluMonc. Feel free drop us a note, comment or an e-mail.
