Before I run a retrospective, I often run a safety check. The purpose of the safety check is to see how safe people feel sharing their opinions or problems in the room. I’ve been doing this f…
What to do when safety is low in a retrospective - Ben Linders
At the start of an agile retrospective you can do a safety check by asking people to write down how safe they feel in the retrospective. If the score indicates that people feel unsafe, then that will have serious impact on the retrospective. Here are some suggestions how you can deal with this when facilitating retrospectives.
5: No problem, I’ll talk about anything.
4: I’ll talk about almost anything; a few things might be hard.
3: I’ll talk about some things, but others will be hard to say.
2: I’m not going to say much; I’ll let others bring up issues.
1: I’m not going to talk at all, I don’t feel safe.
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