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> Especially the ceremonies like retro (exercise in taking notes and throwing them away) Retro is one of those meetings that I have found very useful, at multi
by milkytron 5y ago
> Especially the ceremonies like retro (exercise in taking notes and throwing them away)
Retro is one of those meetings that I have found very useful, at multiple companies. When done right, everyone should be involved, and useful action items will be taken away to make work easier in the future. I've seen retros done terribly wrong, where nothing is accomplished or taken away. Those seem like a waste, but I think when done right, it is actually a valuable use of time.
- MattGaiser 5y agoRetro can be useful if there are small problems to fix. I find that it misses the big ones because nobody wants to fight entrenched ways of doing things. It also does not help if there is no real follow through, which is my biggest gripe about it. It really gets tedious hearing the same problem every two weeks with action planned and nothing happening.