Question

Advocates of retrospective methodology claim there are distinguishing characteristics that increase its value over past lessons learned methods. What are they? How does each characteristic enhances project closure and review.

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A retrospective generally, is a look back at events that took place, or works that were produced, in the past. In this we see in the past what project worked or not and learned from them.

Uses an independent facilitator. The facilitator is held responsible for identifying and implementing lessons learned. Independence encourages gaining more information from stakeholders.

Includes a minimum of three in-process learning gates during the life project cycle. These gates catch problems and success during project execution (while the project is in flight). Corrective action can be taken immediately

Each retrospective has an owner. Assigning an owner who has knowledge and an interest in the retrospective, provides a resource for other project managers who wish to acquire more firsthand information.

Develops a repository that is easy to use. Such a repository is a basic requirement of retrospective methodology. Typically, this repository is an electronic search engine that allows the client to selectively search by project characteristics.

Mandates a discipline that ensures retrospective are used. Managers of a future project are required to review retrospectives of similar projects. Failure to avoid a problem or use a success noted in a past retrospective has dire consequences.

these characteristics helps in closing the project in effective manner so that every thing is completed and nothing is lef behind so that there would not be any problem in the project.