One of the techniques which can be used in Team retrospection

1. Starbursting
Balaji Sathram, CSP, PMI-ACP.
Scrum master, Sabre.

2. • Albert Einstein once said,
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my
life depended on the answer, I would spend
the first 55 minutes figuring out the proper
questions to ask. For if I knew the questions,
I could solve the problem in less than five
minutes.”

3. STEP #1 – Starbursting
• Variant of brainstorming, starbursting; While brainstorming churns
out answers, starbursting is about coming up with questions.
• ‘5Ws+1H’ – Who, When, Where, Why, What, How – one question per
point. Then, get participants to write as many questions as they can
think of for each category, and resist answering them at this stage.

4. STEP #2 – Three Questions
• Review the questions together
and pick the three most strategic
questions to answer – questions
whose answers are going to be
absolutely key to solving the
challenge. This round can be
immensely powerful as it drives
deep focus and alignment.

5. STEP #3 – Full Circle
• Divide the team into three smaller groups where each will tackle one
of the three strategic questions. To give everyone a chance to tackle
each question, rotate each group to the next question after every
twenty minutes or so, until all the groups have answered all three
questions.

6. References
• Blog written by Wan Chung LAI (ACC):
http://coachfederation.org/blog/index.php/3561/
• Understanding New Ideas by Brainstorming Questions:
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCT_91.htm

7. Thank you