#144 – Shu Ha Ri

You don’t have to reach ‘Ri’ before changing your processes–especially not if you’ve identified an improvement that’ll increase empiricism. In many teams, the format of the Sprint Retrospective is often modified, but you could make more drastic changes, as well; e.g., what about trying one-week Sprints, using a Liberating Structure such as Trojka Consulting at impediments raised at the Daily Scrum, moving away from estimating User Stories, etc.

All of this can definitely be done without your team having reached ‘Ri’, but, as with anything else, think about whether your change will just treat a symptom or actually address the root cause of the situation that you want to improve.