It didn’t feel like enough, because I couldn’t point new facilitators to something readily helpful and applicable. That’s why I came up with the Best Retrospective for Beginners<\/a>. The name is exaggerated but the plan is solid. The people using it have gotten great feedback from their teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I didn’t stop thinking about how to better support beginners. Because all the books out there contain building blocks, not a finished stable building. Makes sense, because the books (and Retromat) are by experienced facilitators for experienced facilitators. We love to mix and match activities. But how is a beginner supposed to mix and match with the same level of confidence and success?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, four years later, I finally improved on that single plan: I assembled 15 plans for retrospectives + 1 bonus plan so that newly minted facilitators can hit the ground running. The plans cover a variety of common situations in agile teams: Dealing with reluctant participants; helping complainy teams take responsibility; working on better stories and requirements; talking about expectations; increasing follow-through; …<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe you can spread the word among the budding facilitators in your life \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/retromat.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover_plans-683x1024.jpg\")
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