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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 265\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 265 features our essay on retrospectives.\xa0\nRetrospectives are part of most methodologies, even though there are many different terms. For instance, most waterfall frameworks call them post implementation reviews or postmortems. And each methodology focuses on different nuances. Agile, as a macro set of frameworks, has more aggressively embraced retrospectives than waterfall or iterative frameworks. \xa0Retrospectives in Agile reflect the adoption of the principle of kaizen (Japanese for improvement, often interpreted as continuous improvement). They should be focused on discovering what will make the team or organization deliver more value. While many retrospective techniques posit the questions \u201cwhat worked well\u201d and \u201cwhat did not work,\u201d the real reason to do any retrospective is to identify, agree on and plan for what can be done better. The exact process any team uses is a reflection of the technique the team wants to use, what works in the organization and the specific team situation. For example, the timing of retrospectives varies significantly depending on the framework and the organizational culture. \xa0Most waterfall projects do a retrospective at the end of the project (or release), while Agile projects typically do retrospectives at the end of every sprint, at each release, at the end of the project and occasionally on an as needed basis. \xa0In Agile, retrospectives occur when change can actually be applied to the project to impact the current delivery.\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor . . .\nAs many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivtity Intstiute (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI's mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world's leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. THe ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. \xa0The Software Process and Measurement Cast recieves a fee if you sign up using the URL in the show notes. \xa0\nhttp://mbsy.co/fGdw \xa0All revenue our sponsors goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you! \xa0Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI!\nTHe Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. \xa0If it is tech it is on the Tech Podcast Network. \xa0Check out the Software Process and Measurement and other great podcasts on the TPN! \xa0\nTPN: \xa0www.techpodcast.com\nDo you have a Facebook account? \xa0If you do please visit and like the Software Process and Measurement Cast page on Facebook. \xa0http://ow.ly/mWAgU\xa0\nThe Daily Process Thoughts is my project designed to deliver a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent. Each day you will get piece of thought provoking text and a picture or hand drawn chart to illustrate the idea being presented. The goal is to deliver every day; rain or shine, in sickness or in health or for better or worse! Check it out at\xa0.\xa0\nShameless Ad for my book!\xa0\n\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing.\xa0We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or\xa0your team."\nNOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!\xa0\nHave you bought your copy?\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast\nEmail: \xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: \xa0+1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: \xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWVContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast\nOne more thing! \xa0Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.\xa0\nNext:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 266 features my interview with Raja Bavani. We discussed distributed agile!