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Car Retrospective

January 3, 2021 Alec Hardy Retrospectives, Scrum Master, Team Retrospectives

What Kind of Car Are We? What Kind of Car Do We Want to Be? One of the most interesting challenges for the Scrum Master is to determine which retrospective format will best help the team at that particular moment in time. For a team that has been together for a little while and it’s … Continue reading Car Retrospective

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