Scrum retrospective : a funny one

The sun is finally shining even if it’s almost the end of summer 2024.
Half the team is on holiday, so I’m wondering if we need to do the the Scrum retrospective or not.

Googling about scrum retrospective answer me a lot, but a strange answer popped to my eyes.
And really surprised me ! : Scrum retrospective, a waste of time.

Damned, when you refer to the scrum guide, if you miss one of the ceremonies, you’re not doing scrum !

Well, with that read, I’m now wondering if my team members think the same or not. Are they bored during the retrospective ? A better question would be how to make it fun, especially when we are half less than usual. It should be the best moment, this should be the best time to do something different so let’s take advantage of it.

After reading some articles, some good, some not especially exciting, I finally read the two truth an a lie (about the last sprint). As I’m just back from holidays, it will be about the last two sprints 🙂

Scrum retrospective : Two truths and a lie

So the goal is pretty simple, ask you team members to write 3 facts about the last sprint. Two will be a truth, and a single one have to be a lie. They obviously have to be a little subtle. Don’t write you achieved 850 story points during the sprint. And the goal for others, you already guessed it, is to find the lie.

This retrospective can lead to some short discussions, as for example, someone says he completed twice as many user stories than usual, and you can ask why would it be so impossible, what’s stopping you to reach this goal ? And let the discussion take place, you can discover some blocking facts.

I hope you’ll enjoy your two truths and a lie retrospective with your team, let me know in comment how fun it was 😉