What is a futurespective?<\/h2>\n<\/div>A futurespective is a process agile teams can undertake at the start of a project. They help teams to shape a high-level strategy that supports the smooth delivery of their goal.<\/p>\n
During a futurespective a team will consider the project within the context of things such as –<\/p>\n
\n- the skills, expertise and experience of the team members<\/li>\n
- the resources they can access<\/li>\n
- the risks and obstacles they may encounter, and<\/li>\n
- the parameters within which they must work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
in order to produce<\/p>\n
\n- a shared understanding of the project trajectory, and<\/li>\n
- confirm the first steps the team needs to take to get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While futurespectives and retrospectives follow pretty similar processes, they differ in a couple of important ways –<\/p>\n
\n- a retrospective looks back over a short period of time to review what happened. This is done so as to inform the team\u2019s next steps.<\/li>\n
- a futurespective considers the whole project in order to anticipate what may happen. This is done to shape a project strategy and the first few steps needed to start the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"warum-futurespektive-durchf\u00fchren-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/why-run-futurespective.png\" "\\"warum-futurespektive-durchf\u00fchren\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Why run a futurespective?<\/h2>\n<\/div>Es gibt zwei Hauptgr\u00fcnde, warum ein Scrum Master eine Futurespektive durchf\u00fchren kann. The first is to kick start a new project, and the second is to restart an existing one.<\/p>\n
A futurespective gives a team a chance to create and grow the connections that are important for team health<\/a>. They are an opportunity to team build: the perfect time to explore your team\u2019s motivations and fears, and share how members have worked well in the past. Dies bietet einem Scrum Master \u2013<\/p>\n\n- valuable insight into how they can best support their team, and<\/li>\n
- the chance to start important conversations such as dealing with unpredictability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Additionally, they help the team build a vision and purpose. It’s no surprise then that futurespectives are a wonderful way to align newly formed teams or check the calibration of established ones.<\/p>\n
When it comes to the project, a futurespective is a brilliant planning mechanism. They can be used to identify things such as –<\/p>\n
\n- areas of concern or perceived risks<\/li>\n
- resources and tools needed<\/li>\n
- gaps in the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This means shaping solutions to address such hurdles can start sooner than later.<\/p>\n
A futurespective can also be used to set the tone for a project. Deshalb k\u00f6nnen Scrum Master die Futurespektive auch nutzen, um \u2013<\/p>\n
\n- include a warm up or icebreaker<\/a><\/li>\n
- draw upon Larson\u2019s Circles and Soup<\/a><\/li>\n
- set SMART goals<\/a>, and<\/li>\n
- add to team agreements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Importantly, futurespectives ensure that at the start of the project, all team members are on the same page.<\/p>\n
Futurespectives are also a great way to restart a stalled or stuck project. They can help reenergize an unmotivated team, shake up the repetition of retrospectives, and help a team revisit their goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Futurespective Prime Directive<\/h2>\n<\/div>A prime directive is popularly understood to be a guiding principle. Although it\u2019s possible to find a number of Futurespective Prime Directives, Caroli and Caetano\u2019s<\/a> version is the one most widely cited.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"teamretro-futurespektiven-grundprinzip-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-prime-directive.png\" "\\"teamretro-futurespektiven-grundprinzip\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Untermauert durch das Agile Manifest<\/a> und \u00e4hnlich dem Retrospektiven-Grundprinzip<\/a>, das es erg\u00e4nzt, ist Caroli und Caetanos Futurespektiven-Grundprinzip eine Denkweise. It aims to foster a positive, collaborative context within which a team can deliver the best possible outcomes.<\/p>\nThe Directive sets an optimistic tone. It reinforces the importance of the involvement of the whole team and the shared ownership of the team\u2019s vision of the future. For it to be most effective, the team must feel psychologically safe<\/a>. After all, trying to predict the future is a big ask! The safer the team feels, the more ideas they will be comfortable to offer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Wie f\u00fchrt man eine Futurespektive durch?<\/h2>\n<\/div>![\"teamretro-wie-man-futurespektive-durchf\u00fchrt-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-how-to-run-futurespective.png\" "\\"teamretro-wie-man-futurespektive-durchf\u00fchrt\\"")
<\/span><\/div>There are currently two main approaches as to how to run a futurespective.<\/p>\n
\n- Consider the project as if it has been delivered<\/li>\n
- View the project as if it is to be delivered<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The first approach has participants imagining they are their future selves looking back at the project that has been successfully finished. This approach has participants imagining they are thinking back on all of the goals they have delivered and how they did so. They (creatively) reminisce about the things that went well, the hurdles they encountered, and how they overcame them. They are effectively doing a retrospective in the future (so, a futurespective).<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible for the team to have a great deal of fun with this approach. An end of project lunch could be held during the futurespective. A warm up can include reference to what their future selves did in the past year of which they are most proud, or the latest (future) trend or (future) film can be discussed.<\/p>\n
The second approach is a little more straightforward. Participants are invited to look ahead and offer their perspective of what the future has in store (so again, a futurespective). This approach is possibly better suited to a team who are new to agile, or simply less comfortable with the other.<\/p>\n
Regardless of which vantage point your team prefers to adopt for their futurespective, the purpose and the process remain the same.<\/p>\n
The five steps of a retrospective can be applied to a futurespective. The important thing to keep in view is the different mindset that is to be adopted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Step 1 - Set the futurespective stage<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 2 - Gather futurespective data<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 3 - Generate insights<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 4 - Decide what to do to start the project<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 5 - Summarize and end the futurespective<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Step 1 - Set the futurespective stage<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"teamretro-futurespective-process-set-the-stage-image\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-process-set-the-stage.png\")
<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve embraced the Futurespective Prime Directive mindset and picked a point of view from which to examine the project, it\u2019s time to choose a template.<\/p>\n
Online futurespective templates offer all sorts of benefits. They are an ideal tool when it comes to remote team engagement. They can also support the delivery of asynchronous futurespectives. An online template captures all input as you go so there\u2019s no time wasted at the end of your futurespective rewriting ideas, input and action items. Best of all, they can integrate<\/a> with your existing workflow to save you even more time.<\/p>\nThe best template to choose is one that will help your team produce their high-level project strategy, the way they want. Da so viele gro\u00dfartige Vorlagen verf\u00fcgbar sind, haben wir einen Online-Futurespektiven-Vorlagen-Selektor<\/a> entwickelt, der dir hilft, die richtige f\u00fcr dein Team auszuw\u00e4hlen. As far as our team goes, we share our favorite futurespectives below.<\/p>\n<\/div>Step 2 - Gather futurespective data<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"teamretro-futurespective-process-gather-data-image\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-process-gather-data.png\")
<\/p>\n
Using the template as a guide, participants are invited to offer their input. Allowing time for quiet, individual brainstorming where team members can contribute their ideas anonymously will help overcome such barriers as groupthink.<\/p>\n
Der Scrum Master sollte die Teilnehmer ermutigen, ihre bisherigen Erfahrungen und Kenntnisse zu nutzen, um die Vorlage auszuf\u00fcllen. Everyone is to be reminded to offer their best (informed) guess. It\u2019s important to acknowledge that any predictions they make that don\u2019t come true, won\u2019t be held against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 3 - Generate insights<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"teamretro-futurespective-process-generate-insights-image\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-process-generate-insights.png\")
<\/p>\n
It\u2019s at this stage of the futurespective that the team\u2019s shared understanding of their project strategy will start to germinate. So it\u2019s vital to make sure all ideas are understood and if not, clarity is sought.<\/p>\n
Again, reference to previous projects plays an important role here. It\u2019s an opportunity for the team to learn about what they each bring to the table and how it can be used to support the project and team.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 4 - Decide what to do to start the project<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"teamretro-futurespective-process-decide-what-to-do-image\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-process-decide-what-to-do.png\")
<\/p>\n
It\u2019s very easy to get swept up with team building and delivering high-level vision, but it\u2019s important to make sure your futurespective produces what\u2019s needed to get the project started. Shaping action items is the way to do this. Make sure you limit the number of actions to the number you need to get things started, and keep them SMART.<\/p>\n
Some actions may apply to the team more so than the project. Actions that support the team\u2019s ability to work together can be included as a team agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>Step 5 - Summarize and end the futurespective<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n![\"teamretro-futurespective-process-end-and-summarize-the-meeting-image\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/teamretro-futurespective-process-end-and-summarize-the-meeting.png\")
<\/p>\n
The last step is to summarize the futurespective. This ensures that all team members understand the action items before the meeting is closed.<\/p>\n
Das Beenden des Meetings mit einem Return on Time Invested (ROTI)<\/a> ist informativ und eine gesunde Gewohnheit, die man unterst\u00fctzen sollte. Es hilft dem Scrum Master, die Effektivit\u00e4t von Meetings zu beurteilen und bei Bedarf Anpassungen vorzunehmen. <\/p>\nSchlie\u00dflich wird der Scrum Master die Ergebnisse der Futurespektive teilen und die Ma\u00dfnahmen nachverfolgen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Beispiele f\u00fcr Futurespektiven<\/h2>\n<\/div>Here are our top three futurespectives to help get you started.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
State Of Nirvana Futurespektive<\/h3>\n<\/div>![\"pfad-zum-nirwana-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/path-to-nirvana.png\" "\\"pfad-zum-nirwana\\"")
<\/span><\/div>The State of Nirvana futurespective sees team members define their version of nirvana. Sie legen fest, was sie bis zum ersten, dritten, sechsten und zehnten Monat erreicht haben wollen, wobei die von ihnen geteilten Ideen einen Entwurf f\u00fcr ihren weiteren Weg bilden. Mehr \u00fcber die State of Nirvana Futurespektive erfahren.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI)<\/h3>\n<\/div>![\"pmi-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/PMI.png\" "\\"pmi\\"")
<\/span><\/div>The PMI Futurespective helps a team view a topic from multiple perspectives. Es stellt sicher, dass ein breiter \u00dcberblick \u00fcber das Projekt ber\u00fccksichtigt wird, da Teammitglieder die Vielfalt der von ihnen selbst eingebrachten Beitr\u00e4ge nicht ignorieren k\u00f6nnen. Mehr \u00fcber Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI) erfahren<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A futurespective is a process agile teams can undertake at the start of a project. They help teams to shape a high-level strategy that supports the smooth delivery of their goal.<\/p>\n
During a futurespective a team will consider the project within the context of things such as –<\/p>\n
- \n
- the skills, expertise and experience of the team members<\/li>\n
- the resources they can access<\/li>\n
- the risks and obstacles they may encounter, and<\/li>\n
- the parameters within which they must work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
in order to produce<\/p>\n
- \n
- a shared understanding of the project trajectory, and<\/li>\n
- confirm the first steps the team needs to take to get started.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
While futurespectives and retrospectives follow pretty similar processes, they differ in a couple of important ways –<\/p>\n
- \n
- a retrospective looks back over a short period of time to review what happened. This is done so as to inform the team\u2019s next steps.<\/li>\n
- a futurespective considers the whole project in order to anticipate what may happen. This is done to shape a project strategy and the first few steps needed to start the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Why run a futurespective?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
Es gibt zwei Hauptgr\u00fcnde, warum ein Scrum Master eine Futurespektive durchf\u00fchren kann. The first is to kick start a new project, and the second is to restart an existing one.<\/p>\n
A futurespective gives a team a chance to create and grow the connections that are important for team health<\/a>. They are an opportunity to team build: the perfect time to explore your team\u2019s motivations and fears, and share how members have worked well in the past. Dies bietet einem Scrum Master \u2013<\/p>\n
- \n
- valuable insight into how they can best support their team, and<\/li>\n
- the chance to start important conversations such as dealing with unpredictability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Additionally, they help the team build a vision and purpose. It’s no surprise then that futurespectives are a wonderful way to align newly formed teams or check the calibration of established ones.<\/p>\n
When it comes to the project, a futurespective is a brilliant planning mechanism. They can be used to identify things such as –<\/p>\n
- \n
- areas of concern or perceived risks<\/li>\n
- resources and tools needed<\/li>\n
- gaps in the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This means shaping solutions to address such hurdles can start sooner than later.<\/p>\n
A futurespective can also be used to set the tone for a project. Deshalb k\u00f6nnen Scrum Master die Futurespektive auch nutzen, um \u2013<\/p>\n
- \n
- include a warm up or icebreaker<\/a><\/li>\n
- draw upon Larson\u2019s Circles and Soup<\/a><\/li>\n
- set SMART goals<\/a>, and<\/li>\n
- add to team agreements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Importantly, futurespectives ensure that at the start of the project, all team members are on the same page.<\/p>\n
Futurespectives are also a great way to restart a stalled or stuck project. They can help reenergize an unmotivated team, shake up the repetition of retrospectives, and help a team revisit their goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Futurespective Prime Directive<\/h2>\n<\/div>
A prime directive is popularly understood to be a guiding principle. Although it\u2019s possible to find a number of Futurespective Prime Directives, Caroli and Caetano\u2019s<\/a> version is the one most widely cited.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Untermauert durch das Agile Manifest<\/a> und \u00e4hnlich dem Retrospektiven-Grundprinzip<\/a>, das es erg\u00e4nzt, ist Caroli und Caetanos Futurespektiven-Grundprinzip eine Denkweise. It aims to foster a positive, collaborative context within which a team can deliver the best possible outcomes.<\/p>\n
The Directive sets an optimistic tone. It reinforces the importance of the involvement of the whole team and the shared ownership of the team\u2019s vision of the future. For it to be most effective, the team must feel psychologically safe<\/a>. After all, trying to predict the future is a big ask! The safer the team feels, the more ideas they will be comfortable to offer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Wie f\u00fchrt man eine Futurespektive durch?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>There are currently two main approaches as to how to run a futurespective.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Consider the project as if it has been delivered<\/li>\n
- View the project as if it is to be delivered<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The first approach has participants imagining they are their future selves looking back at the project that has been successfully finished. This approach has participants imagining they are thinking back on all of the goals they have delivered and how they did so. They (creatively) reminisce about the things that went well, the hurdles they encountered, and how they overcame them. They are effectively doing a retrospective in the future (so, a futurespective).<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible for the team to have a great deal of fun with this approach. An end of project lunch could be held during the futurespective. A warm up can include reference to what their future selves did in the past year of which they are most proud, or the latest (future) trend or (future) film can be discussed.<\/p>\n
The second approach is a little more straightforward. Participants are invited to look ahead and offer their perspective of what the future has in store (so again, a futurespective). This approach is possibly better suited to a team who are new to agile, or simply less comfortable with the other.<\/p>\n
Regardless of which vantage point your team prefers to adopt for their futurespective, the purpose and the process remain the same.<\/p>\n
The five steps of a retrospective can be applied to a futurespective. The important thing to keep in view is the different mindset that is to be adopted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Step 1 - Set the futurespective stage<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 2 - Gather futurespective data<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 3 - Generate insights<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 4 - Decide what to do to start the project<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Step 5 - Summarize and end the futurespective<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Step 1 - Set the futurespective stage<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n<\/p>\nOnce you\u2019ve embraced the Futurespective Prime Directive mindset and picked a point of view from which to examine the project, it\u2019s time to choose a template.<\/p>\n
Online futurespective templates offer all sorts of benefits. They are an ideal tool when it comes to remote team engagement. They can also support the delivery of asynchronous futurespectives. An online template captures all input as you go so there\u2019s no time wasted at the end of your futurespective rewriting ideas, input and action items. Best of all, they can integrate<\/a> with your existing workflow to save you even more time.<\/p>\n
The best template to choose is one that will help your team produce their high-level project strategy, the way they want. Da so viele gro\u00dfartige Vorlagen verf\u00fcgbar sind, haben wir einen Online-Futurespektiven-Vorlagen-Selektor<\/a> entwickelt, der dir hilft, die richtige f\u00fcr dein Team auszuw\u00e4hlen. As far as our team goes, we share our favorite futurespectives below.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 2 - Gather futurespective data<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n<\/p>\nUsing the template as a guide, participants are invited to offer their input. Allowing time for quiet, individual brainstorming where team members can contribute their ideas anonymously will help overcome such barriers as groupthink.<\/p>\n
Der Scrum Master sollte die Teilnehmer ermutigen, ihre bisherigen Erfahrungen und Kenntnisse zu nutzen, um die Vorlage auszuf\u00fcllen. Everyone is to be reminded to offer their best (informed) guess. It\u2019s important to acknowledge that any predictions they make that don\u2019t come true, won\u2019t be held against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 3 - Generate insights<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n<\/p>\nIt\u2019s at this stage of the futurespective that the team\u2019s shared understanding of their project strategy will start to germinate. So it\u2019s vital to make sure all ideas are understood and if not, clarity is sought.<\/p>\n
Again, reference to previous projects plays an important role here. It\u2019s an opportunity for the team to learn about what they each bring to the table and how it can be used to support the project and team.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 4 - Decide what to do to start the project<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n<\/p>\nIt\u2019s very easy to get swept up with team building and delivering high-level vision, but it\u2019s important to make sure your futurespective produces what\u2019s needed to get the project started. Shaping action items is the way to do this. Make sure you limit the number of actions to the number you need to get things started, and keep them SMART.<\/p>\n
Some actions may apply to the team more so than the project. Actions that support the team\u2019s ability to work together can be included as a team agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Step 5 - Summarize and end the futurespective<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n<\/p>\nThe last step is to summarize the futurespective. This ensures that all team members understand the action items before the meeting is closed.<\/p>\n
Das Beenden des Meetings mit einem Return on Time Invested (ROTI)<\/a> ist informativ und eine gesunde Gewohnheit, die man unterst\u00fctzen sollte. Es hilft dem Scrum Master, die Effektivit\u00e4t von Meetings zu beurteilen und bei Bedarf Anpassungen vorzunehmen. <\/p>\n
Schlie\u00dflich wird der Scrum Master die Ergebnisse der Futurespektive teilen und die Ma\u00dfnahmen nachverfolgen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Beispiele f\u00fcr Futurespektiven<\/h2>\n<\/div>
Here are our top three futurespectives to help get you started.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
State Of Nirvana Futurespektive<\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>The State of Nirvana futurespective sees team members define their version of nirvana. Sie legen fest, was sie bis zum ersten, dritten, sechsten und zehnten Monat erreicht haben wollen, wobei die von ihnen geteilten Ideen einen Entwurf f\u00fcr ihren weiteren Weg bilden. Mehr \u00fcber die State of Nirvana Futurespektive erfahren.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI)<\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>The PMI Futurespective helps a team view a topic from multiple perspectives. Es stellt sicher, dass ein breiter \u00dcberblick \u00fcber das Projekt ber\u00fccksichtigt wird, da Teammitglieder die Vielfalt der von ihnen selbst eingebrachten Beitr\u00e4ge nicht ignorieren k\u00f6nnen. Mehr \u00fcber Plus, Minus, Interesting (PMI) erfahren<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
- draw upon Larson\u2019s Circles and Soup<\/a><\/li>\n
- include a warm up or icebreaker<\/a><\/li>\n
![\"scor-bild\"](\"https:\/\/www.teamretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SCOR.png\" "\\"SCOR\\"")
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