Use whiteboards & whiteboard templates

Whiteboards in Echometer

Please note that there are different types of whiteboards in Echometer:

Whiteboard type	Description
Whiteboard templates	Serve to be prepared once and then reused in multiple occasions Can be created by users and inserted by the creators in any retro (or retro preparation) Are copied to a "retro whiteboard" when used, so that the template itself remains unchanged
Retro whiteboards	Have been used as part of a retrospective Can be viewed in the retro archive after a retrospective Remain editable even after the retrospective (e.g. for break-out sessions outside of the retrospective)
Prepared retro whiteboards	Are also “retro whiteboards” that were created especially for the upcoming session as part of the retrospective preparation Can still be opened and edited in the retro archive (even if they were not used in the retro itself) Are only saved on the retro and are therefore not saved as a reusable whiteboard template

Whiteboard templates

In the sidebar on the left you will find the tab "Whiteboard Templates". Here you can either have a look at the whiteboard templates provided by Echometer (see explanation of the templates here) or create your own templates:

Retro whiteboards

Prepared retro whiteboards

As part of the preparation for a retrospective, you can also prepare whiteboards. To do so, you can either use a whiteboard template and adapt it, or open a new, empty whiteboard:

If you select a whiteboard template, a copy of the template will be created for the upcoming retro. The whiteboard template itself is not changed.

Open whiteboards in the retro

As a moderator in a retrospective, you can easily open the prepared whiteboards and whiteboard templates via the whiteboard symbol at the bottom right:

Alternatively, you can also select an item on the retro canvas and create a whiteboard linked to it. The selected feedback is automatically inserted on this whiteboard: