Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives

Luis Gonçalves has pioneered agile adoption at different companies and different contexts. He has been working in the software industry since 2003, being an Agile practitioner since 2007. He has a lot of experience in integrating sequential projects phases like localization into an Agile Framework. Luis Gonçalves is a co-founder of a MeetUp group in Munich, Germany called High Performing Teams. Him and his colleagues created this group with the vision of “Define the future of Management and Leadership” . They are aiming to collaboratively generate several ideas/theories and try them out in our professional life. Luis Gonçalves likes to write and share ideas with the world and this made him a passionate blogger. Luis Gonçalves gets inspiration from his professional life and from all books that he reads weekly. What can you get as a reader of Luis Gonçalves blog? Luis Gonçalves tries to keep his blog as practical as possible, His blog is a place where people come to look for ideas. You will find several practical exercises and advices in several topics within the Agile context. You can find these topics: retrospectives, polemic management topics, coaching advices, conflict management, etc.

Ben Linders is an Independent Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality and Continuous Improvement, based in The Netherlands. Author of Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives, Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives, What Drives Quality and Continuous Improvement. As an adviser, coach and trainer he helps organizations by deploying effective software development and management practices. He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers. Ben is an active member of networks on Agile, Lean and Quality, and a frequent speaker and writer. He shares his experience in a bilingual blog (Dutch and English), as an editor for Agile at InfoQ and as an expert on TechTarget.