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Thursday, September 16th 2010 User group meeting |
Topic: Foster continuous improvement through retrospectives
Abstract: We all make mistakes, learning from them is what makes us stronger. When a company can stimulate a mindset of improvement, small steps can lead to a big win. In agile teams, this is done in the form of retrospectives. At the end of every iteration, the entire team uses their differences in knowledge, characters and beliefs to improve the way they work together.
During this session, you will learn about the similarities with continuous improvement in Lean organizations where on-the-spot kaizen events are the heart of organizational improvement.
We will talk about retrospectives gone wrong: raw, overcooked, or fatty and bad for your health. You will learn about the structure of a retrospective and the crucial role of the facilitator.
Then we’ll whip out a cookbook and serve up a recipe for wholesome retrospectives that take up just the right amount of time and allow you to start serving up delicious process improvements in no time! Using the base recipe and seven techniques to create variations on that recipe, you'll be able to fix and/of fire up your retrospectives when you get back to work on Monday.
Finally we will try out various exercises which can help a group to tackle the most challenging issues.
Speakers: Nick Oostvogels & Laurens Bonnema
Agenda:
- 18:00 - 19:00 - Welcome with snacks and drinks
- 19:00 - 21:00 - Session(s)
See the driving instruction on Ultragenda's site.
Register here (Max 21p) (click on 'Edit this page' at the bottom of the menu on the right)
- Marc Vermeulen, COO - UltraGenda
- Joachim Meganck, UltraGenda
- Christophe Thelen, UltraGenda
- Erik Talboom, Androits
- Vera Peeters, Tryx
- Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, Nayima
- Stijn Guillemyn, Ihc
- Pascal Mestdach, Ihc
- Diederik Tuypens, QLD
- Dries Van Hansewijck, QLD
- Xavier Quesada Allue Agilar
- Marc Goovaerts dZine
- Dirk De Becker dZine
- Bart Van den Abbeel Impact Software
- Philippe De Bruycker
- Bernard Vander Beken, Itineris
- Ghislain Audenaerde, Itineris
- Dirk Devriendt 3E
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