From the course: Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives
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The process of asking good questions
From the course: Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives
The process of asking good questions
- Even during a retrospective, teams don't usually spend their time asking the right questions. It makes sense. Most agile teams are filled with developers, managers. These professionals have spent most of their careers providing answers. They're not usually hired to be inquisitive. If they ask questions, they may even look less qualified. If you search one of the job listing sites, you'll see how most organizations hire teams. Search for words such as expert, solution and experience. Then search for words such as curious, inquisitive or learn. The second search will give you much fewer results. The first search will probably include most of listings. What this suggests is that teams are not rewarded for being good at questioning. The problem is, without good questions, it's very difficult to find real process improvement. You have to step back from all the answers. Then you have to examine the solutions. It takes a strong…
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