What is the primary purpose of the first part of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective?

The first part of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective focuses specifically on identifying issues that impact multiple teams within the Nexus framework. This is pertinent because the Nexus framework is designed to coordinate the efforts of several Scrum teams working on a shared product. The primary goal of this initial phase is to surface and discuss any inter-team challenges, dependencies, or impediments that may hinder collaboration across teams.

As multiple teams contribute to a common goal, understanding and addressing these shared challenges ensures that progress is made not only by individual teams but collectively as a whole. By concentrating on issues that affect the entire Nexus, teams can collaboratively strategize solutions that enhance efficiency and improve communication, ultimately leading to better outcomes for the product being developed.

In contrast, evaluating individual team performance, gathering feedback from stakeholders, or brainstorming new project ideas, while important in their own right, do not specifically capture the essence of addressing multi-team dynamics and their associated challenges during the Nexus Sprint Retrospective's initial focus.