How to prepare and conduct an Agile Release Train (ART) retrospective using Confluence

Background

Description

1. Prepare for ART (PI) Retrospective:
   1. Create a Confluence page in your PI planning space.
      1. In Confluence, use the meeting notes template to create a page for the meeting.
         1. Title the page: “Inspect & Adapt: <PI Number>”
         2. Set date to the scheduled meeting date.
         3. Remove the participants' sections.
         4. Set goals and agenda items such as:
            1. Close out the quarter
            2. Hold retrospective
            3. Publish outcomes, action items, and next steps:

               

   2. In your Advanced Roadmap Plan:
      1. Select the share button
      2. Select Confluence to generate a link
      3. Add the link to your Confluence page:

         

   3. In Confluence: update the page for the Inspect & Adapt meeting.
      1. Add a graph to capture discussion topics that are important to your organization:

         

   4. In Confluence: review your embedded Advanced Roadmap Plan for scope changes using start and end dates.
      1. Select the publish button to add the page to the program leadership team’s space.
   5. In Confluence: select create whiteboard:

      

      1. Use the simple retrospective template:

         

         Facilitate a quick session with your team to reflect on the PI and lessons learned. Use the whiteboard to get to the important details quickly, create a safe space for feedback, celebrate wins, and identify ways in which everyone can work better together next time by voting on the most impactful items.
      2. Document the action items and steps you want to add to your next PI.

Output

• Completed Agile Release Train retrospective in Confluence.
• Action items for next PI to improve PI execution.

References

• Inspect and Adapt - Scaled Agile Framework
• Program leadership inspect & adapt
• Confluence whiteboards
• Implementation
• Scaled Agile Support
• Training Calendar | Scaled Agile