32 Kickass Retrospective Ideas for Agile Teams
September 24, 2022
The Retrospective Methods at a Glance What should be part of every retrospective? It should reflect the work from a different perspective. have you ever had
Most Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters run in circles fixing superficial symptoms. Time to use psychology to sustainably foster mindset change.
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Stimulate your team’s self reflection through our psychology-based retrospective and team health check templates.
Get automated retro format & team health recommendations according to your specific team goal and maturity level.
Use our science-based team health library to choose how you want to measure your team development and Scrum Master performance and receive lucid KPIs.
Save time and focus your team leaving "context switching" behind by having all of your coaching tools connected in one place.
Set up your individual health check across teams or tribes and visualize how the teams’ agile maturity develops over time.
| Evaluation criteria | Echometer | Retro tools (like Parabol Board or FunRetro former EasyRetro Board) | Whiteboard tools (like Miro or Mural) | Project management tools (like Jira or Trello) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retro templates Templates for every maturity level of teams | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Agile Health Check surveys Psychological food for thought to promote the agile mindset | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Integrated online whiteboards For flexible workshop design | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Partially | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Smartphone support For on-site and hybrid retrospectives | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Action item tracking Integrated tracking of actions from retros | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Partially | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Workplace Analytics Cross-team activity and health check dashboards | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
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