During a retrospective, the agile practitioner discovers that a team member's process improvement idea has worsened the outcome. What should the agile practitioner do?

Question

Options

• ACommend the team on trying the idea, then encourage discussion regarding alternatives
• BAsk a manager to direct the team on fixing the process
• CEncourage the team to continue executing the idea to see if it improves
• DPrivately speak with the team member to convey that their idea worsened the outcome

• A
  71% (40)
• B
  9% (5)
• C
  16% (9)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Agile encourages experimentation and treats failure as a learning opportunity, not a blame event. The retrospective is a safe space for honest reflection. Commending the team for trying the idea preserves psychological safety and reinforces a culture of continuous improvement. The agile practitioner should then facilitate a collaborative discussion to explore better alternatives. Privately criticizing the team member (D) damages trust. Escalating to a manager (B) undermines team autonomy. Continuing a failing practice (C) ignores the evidence and wastes further iterations.

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