Sprint 2 Retrospective


With Sprint 2 finished, we took some time to reflect on our progress thus far. We did a team retrospective, discussed our +'s and Δ's and developed a team kaizen.

 Some major +'s:
  • Team bonding
  • Individuals' commitment to the project and hard work
  • Solid presentation

Some major Δ's:
  • Document more
  • Integrating earlier and more often
  • Actually doing remote daily check-ins 

Team Kaizen: Integrate earlier and more often.

P. S. On a team health note, Peter just sneezed and a hunk of phlegm hit the floor of the PoE room. We're sending him to bed.

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