Retrospective Activity
DAKI
Standard Focus Hard Popularity: 1
This activity:
- Encourages open dialogue among team members
- Helps to gain a comprehensive understanding of team performance
- Leads to actionable insights for future sprints
Introduction
The DAKI retrospective, which stands for Drop, Add, Keep, Improve, is beneficial for identifying specific features, behaviors, or activities that team members believe should be dropped, added, kept, or improved. It helps teams reflect on their practices, cull non-value activities, and reaffirm those that are effective. This structured approach encourages continuous improvement, and enhances team collaboration by allowing members to voice their perceptions and insights regarding the team's performance and processes.
Drop
Add
Keep
Improve
For the specific activity, the facilitator could use these points to describe the process:
- The Drop column is for Practices or activities that are not contributing to team success.
- The Add column is for New practices or processes that we should introduce to improve our performance.
- The Keep column is for Existing practices or processes we should continue to use because they are working well.
- The Improve column is for Existing practices or processes that we can modify or improve to increase their effectiveness.
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Tips & Tricks
Explain the acronym, which stands for Drop, Add, Keep, and Improve, and clarify the purpose of each category.
Provide clear examples for each category (Drop, Add, Keep, Improve) to help guide the discussion.
Make sure every team member feels comfortable sharing their thoughts.
After discussing the wind, anchors, and rocks, prioritize the action items that need to be addressed.
Popularity: 1
The "DAKI" activity is rarely used among Team O'clock teams. It seems that only a few teams use this activity for their retrospectives.
Recap
DAKI
Standard Focus Hard
Drop
What should we drop?
Add
What should we add?
Keep
What should we keep?
Improve
What should we improve?
