Lessons learned have always been an important part of project management, but their visibility has increased even further as part of Agile methodologies, in the form of retrospectives.  So how do you conduct a successful lessons learned session or Agile retrospective?  JD Meier discusses the Art of the Agile Retrospective in this excellent MPUG article.

“Agile retrospectives are a powerful way to help teams go from good to great, and to help less than good teams, get better fast.   The value of a retrospective is the learning and insight that you can carry forward.  A retrospective is a look back with an open mind on the collective learning around what to start doing, stop doing, and continue doing.”  Read more…