# 9.Operations activities and retrospectives

#### <span data-offset-key="b0000-0-0"><span data-text="true">Operations activities</span></span>

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</div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="editorBody_8" data-offset-key="2vqf7-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2vqf7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2vqf7-0-0"><span data-text="true">The final phase of the production cycle, operations, includes work typically done after a product has been released to keep it running. Although operations activities generally don’t start until the release date, they should be identified and planned during pre-production. These activities include ongoing sales, monetization, updates, and continued maintenance.</span></span></div></div><div data-offset-key="m568-0-0"></div></div></div>#### <span data-offset-key="m568-0-0"><span data-text="true">Project retrospectives</span></span>

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</div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="editorBody_8" data-offset-key="fhpfh-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fhpfh-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fhpfh-0-0"><span data-text="true">Finally, a retrospective should be planned once the project is launched so that you (and your team, if there was one) can reflect back on the design and development process. Retrospectives help you identify areas that went well, areas that didn’t go well, and ways to improve for future projects. </span></span></div></div><div data-offset-key="9bpuo-0-0"></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="editorBody_8" data-offset-key="9bpuo-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9bpuo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9bpuo-0-0"><span data-text="true">One simple approach to conducting a retrospective can be to make a chart with three columns and identify things that you think you should:</span></span></div></div></div>- <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="14i64-0-0"><span data-offset-key="14i64-0-0"><span data-text="true">Start doing</span></span></div>
- <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="14i64-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ego9s-0-0"><span data-text="true">Stop doing</span></span></div>
- <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="14i64-0-0"><span data-offset-key="44fep-0-0"><span data-text="true">Continue doing </span></span></div>


<div id="bkmrk-there-are-lots-of-to"><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="editorBody_8" data-offset-key="fitmg-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fitmg-0-0"></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fitmg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fitmg-0-0"><span data-text="true">There are lots of tools and frameworks available for organizing and facilitating retrospectives if you’d like to find something a little different that best suits your particular project.</span></span></div></div></div>