ROTI

For me, the ROTI is the fastest and most effective feedback I can imagine. It takes literally seconds! Applied inspect and adapt at it’s best 🙂

Return on Time Invested (ROTI) is a simple yet powerful tool used in Agile retrospectives to measure the effectiveness of team meetings and identify areas for improvement. Unlike traditional feedback methods, ROTI focuses on the value derived from the time spent in meetings, encouraging teams to make data-driven decisions and optimize their workflow.

During a retrospective, team members are asked to rate the value of the meeting on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating low value and 5 indicating high value. They also provide feedback on what contributed to or detracted from the meeting’s effectiveness. This feedback is then compiled and discussed, allowing teams to reflect on their performance and implement changes to enhance future meetings.

Rule of thumb: a valuable regular meeting should have an average ROTI value of 3 or more.

Try this: Ask each team member about suggestions how to improve the ROTI of the meetings to the next value.

Sources:

1. https://www.teamretro.com/return-on-time-invested
2. Derby, E., & Larsen, D. (2006). Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great. Pragmatic Bookshelf.
3. Kerth, N. L. (2001). Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews. Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated.