Among the most important things for an effective retrospective is to have psychological safety, and there is a statement that serves as a reminder of what that looks like in practice. That statement is known as the “Prime Directive,” and it was articulated by Norm Kerth in his book Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team...Read More

A group of 17 software development practitioners met in February 2001, at The Lodge at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah, and before concluding their meeting, they agreed on a core set of values and principles. That set of values and principles has come to be known as the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Among...Read More