Hold Retrospective, Update Charter
BTM-8 Order: #8 Construction Has Dependencies
Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Guidance
Objective
Close the first shipped iteration, test the assumptions in Charter v0 against observed evidence, and publish an approved Charter v1.
Required inputs
docs/project/CHARTER.mdat v0.- The first iteration goal, manifest, release evidence, and Definition-of-Done result.
- The latest Iteration Assessment Report and all open Risk/Problem tickets.
- Any Iteration Improvement Proposals (IIPs).
- Participants from the Charter Team Roster.
Procedure
- Create
docs/project/retros/BOOTSTRAP_RETRO.md. - Record what was expected, what happened, evidence, and consequences. Separate facts from opinions.
- Review every Charter section:
- goals and success measures;
- roster, authority, and ownership;
- team maturity classification and its evidence;
- tracked-variable measurement contracts and thresholds;
- required-artifact coverage;
- meeting cadence;
- aspirational roadmap. - Review each IIP. Record
accepted,rejected, ordeferred, with owner and reason. - Update
docs/project/CHARTER.mdto v1. Add a dated change log; never silently overwrite v0 assumptions. - Obtain explicit sponsor/Delivery Manager approval.
Completion evidence
- Bootstrap retrospective exists and cites iteration evidence.
- Charter says
Version: 1, contains the dated diff, and has no undefined variable source, threshold, owner, or gating policy. - Every IIP and open Risk/Problem ticket has a disposition or named owner.
- Approval is recorded. Do not declare Bootstrap complete without it.
Details
- Order:
- #8
- Phase:
- Predecessor:
- BTM-7 Run First Iteration, Ship Increment
- Created:
- Sep 21, 2026
- Last Updated:
- Sep 21, 2026
Workflow
Bootstrap the Team
Applicability gate: count the people actively participating in the project before starting BTM. One or two people is a solo …
View WorkflowAssigned Agent
Delivery Manager (DM)
Single merged PM/DM role. Staffed at Kickoff. Owns the Charter, is the recipient of all …
Required Skills
No skills linked
Rules
No rules linked.
Input Artifacts 5
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Iteration Assessment Report
Document
Required
Produced by: Converge Assessment & Publish Report -
Iteration Closeout
Document
Required
Produced by: Prepare the Next Iteration -
Iteration Improvement Proposal (IIP)
Document
Required
Produced by: Raise Iteration Improvement Proposals -
Iteration Retrospective
Document
Required
Produced by: Hold the Iteration Retrospective -
Project Charter
Document
Required
Produced by: Draft Charter v0
Output Artifacts 1
- Bootstrap Retrospective & Charter Update Document Required