From Feelings and Opinions to Facts We Can Act On

## From Feelings and Opinions to Facts We Can Act On

Retrospectives are meant to be one of the most powerful moments in a team’s cadence — and yet, too often they turn into opinion-heavy conversations, familiar complaints, and action items that quietly disappear by the next sprint.

So what if retrospectives were less about how people feel and more about what the system is telling us?

What if data didn’t kill conversation — but actually made it better?
In this meetup, Malene & Bevan will challenge how we think about retrospectives and show how bringing the right evidence into the room can unlock deeper insight, better decisions, and real improvement.

This is not about dashboards, vanity metrics, or performance reporting.
It’s about using data as a conversation starter, not a judgement tool.

Together, we’ll explore:

🔥 Why opinion-driven retrospectives rarely lead to change
🔥 The difference between noise, vanity metrics, and meaningful signals
🔥 What data actually helps teams learn (and what data shuts them down)
🔥 How evidence shifts retros from blame to curiosity
🔥 Simple ways to design retrospectives around flow, value, and outcomes
🔥 How to turn insights into experiments — not just action lists

Expect practical examples, honest stories from the field, and facilitation techniques you can use immediately with your teams.

This session is for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, leaders, and facilitators who want retrospectives to be more than a ritual — and who care about creating environments where teams can learn, adapt, and improve together.

Bring your curiosity.
Bring your skepticism.
And bring one retro that hasn’t worked as well as you hoped.

Let’s move from opinions to evidence — and start changing what really matters.