32 Kickass Retrospective Ideas for Agile Teams
September 24, 2022
Ho, ho, ho! 🎁🎅🏾 Christmas and New Year retro methods can be found here ☃️🎄 The retrospective methods at a glance What should be part of every retrospective?
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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| 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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