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Scrum Master Retrospective

Scrum Master Retrospective is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
QuietENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. How did the SM facilitate reflection? How did the team engage?
  2. Start For Free Scrum Master Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?
  3. A focused retrospective that helps the team share expectations and feedback about the Scrum Master’s role-what they need from the SM and from themselves in key Scrum events.
  4. Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Set up columns: Show the main Scrum events (columns below).
  5. Silent writing: Team members add sticky notes under each event: Blue sticky: “I expect from the SM…” Yellow sticky: “I expect from the team…” Group & clarify: Cluster simi...
  6. Example questions: “In Sprint Planning, what do we expect our Scrum Master to do (and what should the team do)?” “During Daily Scrum: what helped, what could be improved?” Template created by: EasyRetro Team
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Start For Free Scrum Master Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?

A focused retrospective that helps the team share expectations and feedback about the Scrum Master’s role-what they need from the SM and from themselves in key Scrum events.

Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Set up columns: Show the main Scrum events (columns below).

Silent writing: Team members add sticky notes under each event: Blue sticky: “I expect from the SM…” Yellow sticky: “I expect from the team…” Group & clarify: Cluster simi...

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Scrum Master Retrospective. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free Scrum Master Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?; A focused retrospective that helps the team share expectations and feedback about the Scrum Master’s role-what they need from the SM and from themselves in key Scrum events.; Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Set up columns: Show the main Scrum events (columns below).; Silent writing: Team members add sticky notes under each event: Blue sticky: “I expect from the SM…” Yellow sticky: “I expect from the team…” Group & clarify: Cluster simi.... Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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