Running a retrospective session
- Chris Cooper
GETTING STARTED
The buttons ‘Next' and ‘Back’ are visible only for the retrospective facilitator. Participants cannot move forward/backwards across the retrospective steps.
In order to get started, just go to the dashboard and select the desired retrospective.
THINK STEP
From any of the existing groups/columns, click on + Add an idea.
Type the idea in the card and press Enter to add.
Alternatively you also can:
Click over the idea text to edit/update it.
Drag and drop cards between groups/columns.
Remove a card by clicking on the trash bin icon.
Notes:
Your ideas are anonymous and won’t be seen by others during the Think step.
GROUP STEP
In this step similar ideas can be grouped.
Only the facilitator can group ideas.
Drag and drop an idea over another one to group.
The target idea, after the drag and drop process will hold the merged text.
VOTE STEP
In this step participants can vote on ideas.
Votes are anonymous and you cannot see other participants votes.
Click over the thumbs up icon to vote. Click again to un-vote.
DISCUSS STEP
In this step the team discuss the most voted ideas and add action items to adress/improve them.
The most voted ideas are in the top of the list.
Only the facilitator can add action items.
Type the description of the action item and click add to create a new one.
Action items are standard items in Monday.com. New action items are added to the current board.
DISCUSS STEP
In this step the summary is displayed with the key information regarding the retrospective.
The facilitator can click on 'Finish' to complete the retrospective session.
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