How to facilitate an iteration/sprint review?
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Tips and Tricks
- I like to have a slide deck prepared before hand that contains the following elements:
- A basic set of online collaboration rules like:
- keep your mic on mute while you are not talking
- Listen to each other
- Let’s have one conversation at a time
- Follow facilitator’s instructions during the meeting
- Have fun
- An overview of what an iteration/sprint review is about (your one pager favorite image)
- Iteration Goal(s)
- Iteration/sprint status
- Product Backlog Items completed, in progress and to do
- Iteration/Sprint Review Content
- Elements that would presented or discussed by the team, that were previously collected during the daily sync meeting.
- What’s next (coming up)
- The focus of the upcoming iteration/sprint, previously validated with the Product/Service owner of the team.
- A basic set of online collaboration rules like:
- As facilitator of the meeting, you are the one who goes over the deck until we get the Iteration/Review content element, where team members take control over the mic.
- During this phase of the meeting, pay attention and keep track of time frames to ensure the meeting is on track.
- Ensure that questions are responded or addressed offline is answers are taking too long.
- Once all content has been shared, thank participants and the team for their contribution.
- Learn more about facilitating iteration/sprint reviews