{"product_id":"9780932633446","title":"Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews","description":"With detailed scenarios, imaginative illustrations, and step-by-  step instructions, consultant Norman L. Kerth guides readers   through productive, empowering retrospectives of project   performance.    \u003cp\u003e  Whether your shop calls them postmortems or postpartums or   something else, project retrospectives offer organizations a   formal method for preserving the valuable lessons learned from   the successes and failures of every project.  These lessons and   the measurements they yield foster stronger teams and savings   on subsequent efforts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  For a retrospective to be effective and successful, though, it   needs to be safe.  Kerth shows facilitators and participants how   to defeat the fear of retribution and establish an air of mutual   trust.  One tool is Kerth¹s Prime Directive: \"Regardless of what   we discover, we must understand and truly believe that everyone   did the best job he or she could, given what was known at the   time, his or her skills and abilities, the resources available, and  the situation at hand.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Applying years of experience as a project retrospective   facilitator for software organizations, Kerth reveals his secrets   for managing the sensitive, often emotionally charged issues   that arise as teams relive and learn from each project.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Don¹t move on to your next project without consulting and   using this readable, practical handbook.  Each member of your   team will be better prepared for the next deadline.        \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorset House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016397406448,"sku":"9780932633446","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780932633446_p0.jpg?v=1763867423","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780932633446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}