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Analysis of 30k retros: 4 tips for agile teams

An experienced Agile team is likely to conduct quite a few agile Retrospectives during their journey. That's enough to gain an intuitive understanding of what's working and what's not. But what can you learn when you draw on 30,000 retrospectives?

In this article we want to pursue this question and share some surprising, data-driven insights with you.

Why we share our analysis and insights around agile retrospectives

Our goal at Echometer is to make retrospectives and team development better data-driven. Of course, we do this primarily for our users, but in a broader sense also by stimulating a dialogue about retrospectives in the agile community.

By sharing our insights from over 30,000 Retrospectives we would like to create a concrete basis for discussion about what makes good retrospectives and how you can improve your own retrospectives.

In this article we share the first insights from our analysis. Maybe there will be a surprise or two for you too. 

Here we go:

The average ROTI score* across all analyzed retrospectives is 8.33/10.

💡 What is the ROTI score?

When checking out a retrospective, the ROTI (“Return on Time Invested”) is used to determine how well the time was invested in the retrospective. Each participant gives an answer on a scale from 0 (poorly invested) to 10 (super invested).

The ROTI score is the average of these answers.

Insight 1: Wednesday is the most popular day of the week for retrospectives 🗓️

What is the most common day of the week for a retrospective?

Wednesday wins as the most popular day for retrospectives with 24.4%, just ahead of Tuesday with 24%. 

Only 14.1% of the retrospectives take place on Mondays. With 16.5%, Friday also has fewer retros –, although one might think that a Friday is also a good way to end the week for a retrospective?

What is the best day of the week for a retrospective?

Interestingly, the ROTI score of the retrospectives on Fridays are the highest of all weekdays with 8.52/10!

Wednesday, in turn, ends with a slightly below-average ROTI score of 8.25. 

Monday might actually not be the best day for a – retrospective, at least that's what the ROTI score of 8.14 suggests.

Insight 2: The average retro duration is 1 hour and 11 minutes ⏰

How long does an average retrospective last?

While the average retrospective lasts 1 hour and 11 minutes, only 35% fall in the 61 to 90 minute category.

Only about 7% of the retrospectives in Echometer lasted longer than 2 hours. After all, short retrospectives between 10 and 45 minutes make up 21%.*

* Note on Analysis: You may have noticed that we didn't consider <10 minutes and >180 minutes in this analysis. Why? The outliers below are in many cases “demo retrospectives” to showcase the tool. With longer retrospectives (>180 minutes), there are often such long periods of inactivity that it can be assumed that the tool was used somewhat differently than expected.

How long do the best retrospectives last?

The best retrospectives last 30-45 minutes. At least if you take the ROTI score of 8.5/10 of the participants as a basis. However, the gap to the category “46-60 minutes” with 8.47/10 is very small.

On the other hand, it is clearly recognizable that the satisfaction of the team members decreases with longer retrospectives. But even with an 8.17/10 on “121-180 minutes,” the score is good enough to suggest the retrospectives were worth it on average. There just has to be better results corresponding to the greater investment of time to justify the same ROTI.

In case you're interested, we have a few too Tips for timboxing in retrospectives.

Insight 3: Almost 90% of the retrospectives have 10 or fewer participants 🙋

What is the average attendance at retrospectives?

Almost 57% of the retrospectives have 6 to 10 participants. After all, 31% of the retrospectives only have 3 to 5 participants.

Larger groups of participants in retrospectives with more than 10 participants make up just over 10% in the analysis.

Note on the analysis: It should be noted that only participants who actively participated in the retrospective in Echometer were recorded here. It is therefore possible that other participants took part in the retrospective via screen sharing. Unfortunately, we cannot provide any data on other participants via screen sharing.

Is a retrospective worth it for 3-5 people?

In our early days at Echometer, we were often asked if we also did retrospectives in the three-person founding team. Of course we did. The question often arose as to whether retrospectives would even be worthwhile in such small teams? Our answer: Absolutely!

It was all the nicer to see that the analysis of the Echometer retrospectives also indicates that retrospectives are particularly worthwhile in small teams.

What is the best team size for retrospectives?

With a ROTI score of 8.64/10, retrospectives with 3-5 participants have the best rating.

And the trend is clearly recognizable: the more participants have a retrospective, the weaker their ROTI rating. Especially from 15 participants: inside the ROTI score mark of 8/10 is clearly undercut.

Are retrospectives in large teams even worth it? Or does it make more sense to work on the size of the team first... Maybe the Scrum Guide with its recommendation to aim for about 7 team members, is not at all wrong.

Insight 4: Almost 50% make retrospectives bi-weekly or shorter 🔄

How often do teams do retrospectives?

47.1% teams have a frequency of 14 days or less for their retrospectives. This fits with the assumption that most agile teams work on a two-week cycle. 15-28 days (e.g. “Every 3 weeks”, or monthly) is the second largest group with 33.7%.

After all, 17.6% teams have a retrospective every 29-56 days (e.g. every 5, 6, 7, or 8 weeks).

How often should teams do retrospectives?

Many teams that are new to agility first suggest that doing a retrospective once a month or quarter would be enough.

Of course, this hurts the ears of many agile coaches at first, after all, successful iterative work requires significantly more reflection than many “newbies” initially believe. But is it bad if you start with monthly or bi-monthly retrospectives?

According to our analysis, even with longer iteration cycles of 29 – 56 days, teams are very satisfied with their retrospectives. With a ROTI score of 8.31/10 they even perform slightly better than teams that conduct retrospectives at a frequency of 15-28 days (e.g. “every 3 weeks”, or monthly)

At the top, however, is clearly the group that does retrospectives every 14 days or less. With a ROTI score of 8.61, they are by far the most successful group. It is confirmed once again: practice makes perfect.

Note: We only included teams that performed at least 5 retrospectives with Echometer in this part of the analysis have.a

Key learnings: This is what the perfect retrospective looks like 🤩

The perfect retrospective...

  1. Takes place on a Friday

  2. Takes 30-45 minutes

  3. Has 3-5 participants

  4. Has a frequency of 7-14 days

Retrospectives that fit this pattern have an average ROTI score of 9.07/10. 

So this pattern setup lands well above the average of 8.33 mentioned at the beginning.

Bonus: How to improve your retrospectives 🔥

Variables like your team size and the frequency of your retrospectives might not be something you can change in the short term. But we noticed one more thing that really every team can consider to improve their retrospectives:

We can say with great certainty that discussing and completing past actions will result in a better ROTI score for a retrospective.

It also makes sense: By not only diligently distributing measures, but also implementing them and discussing the results, you increase the team's sense of self-efficacy.

In order to use this effect in Echometer as well, we have an extra dedicated step in the retro agenda: "Review of measures". In this way, no measure from a retrospective is ever swept under the table. Perhaps you too will incorporate this step into your next retrospectives.

By the way: OpenAI's ChatGPT also has some tips for agile coaches. Feel free to take a look at our interview ChatGPT on Agile Coaching.

Method: What to consider ☝️

As with any data analysis, the results can of course only be transferred to any context to a limited extent.

For example, when we shared the first results on LinkedIn, Giancarlo had a good tip. You can find our response to Giancarlo's comment at LinkedIn. So much in advance: She has with the Outcomes of retrospectives to do.

 

In particular, the classic sample bias must be taken into account. The sample is of course only the users of our Echometer tool. This could lead, for example, to the quality of the retrospective increasing on average due to moderation support, etc. However, due to the amount of retros and the breadth of the global sample, we can assume that the trends shown here are valid for many typical contexts.

Conclusion: The greatest analysis of retrospectives

With a population of over 30,000 retrospectives, this is the largest retrospective analysis published to date, to our knowledge.

As described, the data is of course not representative of the entire agile community. Our data collection is limited to the anonymous sample of our users at Echometer and their retrospectives in the period from 2020 to 2022.

Do you have questions about the analysis or other ideas about which variables we should examine? Then discuss with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

We look forward to your messages and comments!

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FAQ about the online retrospective tool

No, you do not need to log in to Echometer or register to test the Retro Board and Retro Tool in Echometer.

You can try out Echometer's Retro Board via the following link without logging in: Try a Practice Round

First, simply register for free in Echometer. Then navigate to the workspace for which you would like to purchase the retro tool. If you haven't already done so, you can do so here: Create account in Echometer 1:1 tool

You can then manage your subscription (for both the retro tool and the 1:1 software) within the workspace settings.

You can choose from various payment methods when upgrading.

If you do not have access to your company's credit card yourself, you can simply add a buyer as a workspace admin in your Echometer workspace so that this admin can carry out the upgrade for you.

In Echometer there are two separate software solutions that are available within each workspace in Echometer:

  • 1:1 tool: Software for planning and conducting 1:1 meetings and tracking employee development
  • Retrospective tool: Software for planning and moderating retrospectives and tracking team development through team health checks

Both are independent software solutions, so they can be used separately from each other.

However, they work according to the same principles and aim to achieve the same added value: The continuous improvement of agile teams. In this respect, the simultaneous use of both software solutions is recommended.

Yes, you can assign administration rights to any number of users at both team level and workspace level. Please note the following:

  • Only workspace admins can take out and manage a Echometer subscription for a Echometer workspace.
  • Only workspace admins can create additional teams and name or remove additional workspace admins.
  • Team admins can appoint and remove additional team admins and team members for their team

If an agile team does not yet have much experience with retrospectives, a tool that effectively guides you through the retrospective and offers many templates is recommended:

  • Echometer is known not only for being an intuitive online retro board, but also for offering a very effective guided flow through the retrospective. At the same time, Echometer offers whiteboards that can be flexibly integrated into the retrospective. This makes Echometer very beginner-friendly.
  • Echometer also has extremely versatile and creative templates for retrospectives and team Health Checks that stimulate team reflection. Inexperienced teams in particular are very grateful for the food for thought in Echometer.

This makes Echometer the best software recommendation for beginners with agile retrospectives or Scrum beginners. By the way, you can try out Echometer for free without logging in: Echometer Try out the retro tool

Yes, you can collect and measure the eNPS (Employee Net Promoter Score) in Echometer's Health Checks and surveys for retrospectives.

The eNPS can be evaluated in Echometer both at team level and across teams. For example, you can use the heat map in the Workspace Health Dashboard for cross-team evaluation.

The Echometer Retrospective software is designed to guide teams through the retrospective process with maximum ease and effectiveness, following best practices.

The steps and their sequence can be customized using the navigation within the retro. By default, a retrospective in Echometer is structured in this way:

  • Icebreaker
  • Review of open measures from past retros
  • Collect feedback (first Health Checks, then open questions)
  • Prioritization of feedback
  • Deriving action items
  • Conclusion of the retrospective with the "ROTI score" (Return on Time Invested)

Additional whiteboards (e.g. for workshops, for analyzing problems or for brainstorming measures) can also be added spontaneously at any point using the Retrospective navigation.

Yes, the Echometer Retrospective Tool offers various export options for retrospectives.

The most popular method is to generate a PDF that contains the feedback, the votes from the prioritization and the measures of the retrospective. It is also possible to share the retrospective via a sharing link.

A summary of the retrospective is also automatically sent to other participants by email after the retrospective, provided they are registered as team members in the team.

Yes, the online retrospective tool Echometer is one of the few retrospective software tools that also optimally supports the recording and tracking of measures:

  • Integration: You can also record measures directly in Jira via an integration.
  • Automatic follow-up: All open measures from past retros appear automatically in the measure review of the next retrospective for tracking purposes. This gives the team an overview of which measures are currently still open and creates a commitment to implementing the agreed measures.
  • Reminders: Measures are assigned to a person responsible, who automatically receives a reminder email when the measure is created so that the measure is not forgotten. In addition, each participant can flexibly receive action reminders via email and manage the action status at any time in the Echometer Retro Tool.

This means that Echometer's tool for team retrospectives has extensive and well thought-out functions for action tracking.

Yes, Echometer allows grouping and prioritizing (voting on points) of feedback on the Retrospective Board.

All participants can simply drag and drop cards onto each other and group them together.

There are 2 modes for prioritizing:

  • In "Live Voting" (the recommended mode), the moderator selects how many votes each participant should have and then starts the hidden voting. As soon as all votes have been cast, the moderator can close the live voting. During the voting, you can see how many votes are still to be awarded. After the voting is closed, the cards in the columns are automatically sorted in descending order so that the cards with the most votes are at the top.
  • In "Facilitated Voting" mode, the moderator simply selects how many votes are allocated to each topic. This mode is only necessary in exceptional cases.

Feedback can be optimally processed in the team using Echometer and the measures derived from it can also be easily recorded in Echometer in direct connection with the feedback.

Yes, with the online retrospective software Echometer you can collect asynchronous feedback on the retrospective in advance via a survey.

This means that obtaining feedback is asynchronous and you can make the most of the time spent together in retrospect.

Yes, absolutely: The online retrospective software Echometer is optimized for distributed teams working remotely and includes various options for interacting with each other in real time.

Both the retrospectives and the whiteboards are synchronized in real time for all participants and you can also optionally display your colleagues' cursors.

Yes, the online retrospective tool Echometer is a free tool that you can try out without logging in.

You can get started right away using this link: Echometer Retro Tool without login.

To invite other participants to your online retrospective in Echometer, you will need to register. Participants only need to enter their email address to join the retrospective, but do not need to log in.

After the retrospective, participants can optionally log in to access the summary even after the retrospective has ended.

Yes, Echometer offers many high-quality templates for retrospectives and the respective steps of a retrospective.

Echometer is the retrospective software tool with probably the most integrated retrospective template ideas and patterns:

  • The retro templates in Echometer contain sample questions for the retro board. These are often creatively based on specific topics in –, such as the "Kart racing retrospective" or the "Time travel retrospective".
  • Some retro templates also contain templates for Health Checks. For example, to measure the Spotify Health Check or psychological safety in the team.
  • When creating a team, you can choose from various team templates for management teams or scrum teams, for example. The team templates then put together a suitable team Health Check for the team.
  • For icebreakers in the retrospective, Echometer has over 50 ideas for sample questions that can be used spontaneously and randomly in a retrospective via a random generator.
  • And then there are whiteboard templates in Echometer, which contain ideas for check-ins, team building and the development of measures.

One of the greatest strengths of the Echometer Retro Tool are the various templates for retrospectives, which can be used as patterns for the creative design of your own retrospectives.

Here is a short list of the samples as an insight into the retrospective templates:

  • Happy, Wondering, Sad
  • Three Little Pigs
  • Team Morale Health Check
  • Easter and Christmas retrospective templates
  • DORA Retrospective
  • 5 agile values Health Check
  • Spotify Squad Health Check Radar
  • Psychological safety Health Check
  • DORA Retrospective
  • Unique retrospective templates such as the "7 Dwarfs Retrospective" or the "Football Retrospective"

If you are interested in the Retrospective Tools templates, take a quick look at the tool: Echometer Retro Templates & Templates

Yes, Echometer is an online tool for retrospectives that offers Jira integration.

With the Jira integration in Echometer, measures from Echometer can be created in Jira boards with a single click.

This makes Echometer a good retrospective software tool if your team is already using Jira.

Echometer is not available in the Atlassian Marketplace, but as separate software via my.echometerapp.com callable.

Yes, Echometer can be called a starfish retrospective tool, because with Echometer you can easily perform the starfish retrospective on an interactive online retrospective board.

Hot tip: If you are interested in the Starfish Retrospective, take a quick look at Echometer. Because the special thing about Echometer is that you can try out the starfish retrospective immediately (time-saving, without logging in) at this link: Echometer Starfish Retrospective Access without login

The Echometer Sprint Retrospective software has very extensive features, both for beginners and experts. The following features form the core of the tool:

  • Structured retrospective flow with integrated whiteboards for flexible brainstorming on individual focus topics
  • Retrospective board for brainstorming, presenting, grouping and voting with live collaboration
  • Moderator tools such as a timer, anonymity settings and control over the agenda step (focused for all participants)
  • Integrated tracking of measures from past retrospectives with automatic resubmission and incl. Jira integration
  • Unbiased brainstorming: Concealed cards on the retro board as well as on the integrated whiteboards prevent participants from influencing each other during the brainstorming session.
  • Simple, quick setup of the tool: Many users report that they were able to start their first retrospective in less than 10 minutes.

The following features are Echometer's unique selling points that are relevant for experienced Scrum Masters and team leaders:

  • Dashboard with retrospective history, including duration of the retrospective, number of participants and ROTI score
  • PDF and Markdown export of the retrospective after completion
  • The retrospective can take place asynchronously (e.g. also via a survey that is sent out before the retro) or in real time
  • Anonymous feedback via survey or on the Retrospective Board
  • Anonymous voting and prioritization of feedback on the retrospective board by awarding points
  • Query or measurement of the "ROTI score" (i.e. Return on Time Invested) after the retrospective for continuous evaluation and improvement of the retrospective by team members
  • Creation of Health Check surveys or pulse surveys as a happiness check and mood barometer in order to recognize trends (e.g. increasing dissatisfaction) in the team at an early stage
  • Health Check KPIs and agile metrics in the analysis dashboard including history
  • Health Check Surveys or pulse surveys also possible across teams

The Echometer Retrospective Tool offers the following features for retrospective template ideas, questions and samples:

  • 50+ Retrospective Template Ideas including Keep Stop Start, Happy Wondering Sad and the Starfish Retrospective
  • 200+ Retrospective Health Check questions and templates
  • Retrospective Icebreaker Library with 50+ fun retrospective check-ins to promote psychological safety and team spirit etc.
  • Whiteboard templates for visual, interactive retrospective icebreakers (including seasonal highlights for e.g. Easter and Christmas)
  • Whiteboard templates to structure and facilitate the creation of measures

Yes, the retrospective software tool Echometer is easy to use even for beginners who are not yet familiar with retrospectives.

Many users report that they were able to conduct their first retrospective in Echometer in less than 10 minutes of preparation - – in no time at all! Even users who are less tech-savvy can join the retrospectives in just a few simple steps.

Thanks to the structured process in Echometer, conducting the retrospective is also very easy. Setting up the Health Check is also not complex and does not require a large learning curve – you can get started very quickly.

On the testimonial page of Echometer you will find numerous confirmed user reviews: Echometer Testimonials

Echometer is the best software tool for retrospectives compared to alternative retrospective software tools such as Retrium, EasyRetro, Reetro, Neetro and TeamRetro for three reasons:

  1. Large selection of creative templates for retrospectives: Users of Echometer confirm that Echometer has a uniquely wide range of retro board ideas.
  2. Echometer has a simple and intuitive structure for retrospectives that guides teams through retrospectives using best practices. This also makes Echometer very beginner-friendly.
  3. Echometer offers a generous free version.

Users of Echometer particularly appreciate the unique function of Echometer to insert Health Checks into their agile retrospectives: These agile Health Checks make a massive contribution to stimulating team reflection and actively involving every team member in the retrospective.

To summarize, even alternative retrospective software tools such as Parabol do not have the unique features of the Echometer retrospective tool, which are both simple and effective. Therefore, it can be said that Echometer is the best software app for conducting agile sprint retrospective meetings.

Yes, in Echometer you can get anonymous feedback from the team.

Echometer is one of the few online retrospective tools that can be used to collect feedback anonymously.

In Echometer, feedback can even be collected anonymously before the retrospective via asynchronous surveys, which is unique among online retrospective tools and distinguishes Echometer positively from tools such as the retrospective software Parabol.

Yes, Echometer offers a generous free version of the online retro tool that can be used permanently free of charge for one team. This includes all functions for team retrospectives.

You only have to switch to a paid version for additional functions such as SSO, multiple teams or an unlimited number of retrospectives.

Further information on the variants of Echometer's retro tool can be found on the pricing page here: Retro-Tool Price List

The greatest strengths of the Echometer retrospective tool are its impact on time savings, participant engagement and productivity.

  • With hundreds of ideas for retrospective templates in combination with the integrated surveys, Echometer makes it very easy to prepare great retrospectives in just a few minutes.
  • Thanks to the guided steps and the playful and interactive retrospective board, implementation is child's play, focused and results-oriented at the same time.
  • The integrated tracking of measures and team health makes it easier to recognize trends in the team at an early stage and ensure that measures from retrospectives are not forgotten

Combined with the unique features of the agile Health Checks and flexible whiteboards, Echometer is one of the best, if not the best, retrospective tool on the market, even better than the better-known Parabol retrospective tool.

Yes, Echometer's retro tool is technically secure and GDPR-compliant.

Several European financial institutions and insurance companies have chosen to purchase Echometer's retrospective tools over other alternatives due to strict regulatory requirements.

The data is stored and securely processed in Germany. The contract for commissioned data processing with details on the technical and organizational security measures of Echometer's processing can be viewed here: https://echometerapp.com/gdpr-and-security/

Echometer's tool for retrospectives offers the following integrations:

  • Jira (for easy tracking of measures from retrospectives in Jira boards)
  • Google login
  • SSO (only in paid version)

Echometer are particularly positive about the increase in the effectiveness of retrospectives and the improved measurability of team development through Echometer.

Here are some officially confirmed quotes from users and customers of the Echometer software tool, all of whom hold leadership positions in agile teams:

Duane Hill, Scrum Master Coach:

  • "Echometer is like a combination of Miro and a really smart retro board. It even provides metrics on the effectiveness of my coaching so I can easily spot trends in team development. I really love this tool – highly recommended for anyone who wants to make their retrospectives more effective!"

Lena Tölke, Agile Coach at Deutsche Bahn Sales:

  • "Thanks to the targeted questions in Echometer, we keep coming up with new insights for our further development in retrospectives and can make these transparent and measurable for all team members."

Clemens Schöne, Scrum Master at Communardo Products:

  • "Echometer is like the combination of Mural and EasyRetro – I am thrilled! With Echometer, remote retros can work much better and even be fun!"

Patrick Böttcher-Exner, management position at Relaxdays GmbH:

  • "One major advantage is that Echometer allows us to carry out and track both remote and on-site retrospectives in one tool."

Carina McLane, Senior Software Developer at Volvo:

  • "As a Scrum Master, it's not about the tools, but this one really makes the work a lot more enjoyable. After two years of experience with Echometer, I can recommend it to anyone who wants to enrich their retrospectives and understand their team better!"

Echometer is the perfect retrospective software tool for busy team managers, team leaders, engineering managers, but also scrum masters and Agile coaches in distributed or hybrid agile teams ("remote teams").

Users particularly appreciate how much time the tool saves for retrospective moderators and how it increases the engagement of participants in the retrospective. Therefore, people who value time savings, retrospective effectiveness and engagement benefit most from the functions of Echometer.

In addition, Echometer offers an easy, playful introduction to retrospectives and is therefore particularly suitable for teams that do not yet have much experience with retrospectives or are just starting out with agile working methods.

The Echometer retrospective software works as follows:

  • Simple preparation of retrospectives using templates for retro formats, surveys and whiteboards
  • Intuitive and step-by-step implementation of retrospectives. Possible both online and on-site. Simply use the QR code on site so that participants can take part via their smartphone with the Mobile Companion app.
  • Automatic follow-up through export functions and integrated tracking of developments and measures including retro archive.

The implementation of a retrospective in Echometer is as follows:

  • The retrospective board allows the agile team to start with a fun welcome screen where they can wait for the rest of the team while playing an interactive game.
  • Once all participants of the retrospective have arrived, continue with an icebreaker question. Echometer has several icebreaker question templates, including both open-ended questions and visual whiteboard templates with workshops and small games.
  • After the icebreaker, you reach the screen for tracking measures: Here, the team reviews the open actions from past retrospectives and decides whether to keep, close or discard the actions. This step is unique to Echometer and significantly improves the quality of the continuous improvement process of agile teams.
  • Then it's on to Team Health Check: all team members answer various questions, for example a question about satisfaction in the team or questions about psychological safety. This type of question increases engagement in the retrospective, even with introverted team members, as well as the creation of agile KPIs to track the mood in the team over time.
  • Then you continue with the retrospective board, where everyone can leave anonymous feedback on open questions – if this has not already been done in advance via a survey. There are hundreds of retrospective templates for different retrospectives on the Echometer retrospective board.
  • Feedback is first written face down on the retro board so that the participants do not influence each other. The moderator can then reveal the feedback column by column.
  • Once the feedback on the retro board has been uncovered, presented to the team and any queries about feedback have been clarified, the prioritization, i.e. the voting, can continue.
  • Voting in Echometer is anonymous. During the voting process, you can see how many votes have already been cast and how many are still open.
  • At on-site retrospectives, you can also vote using your smartphone.
  • As soon as the voting is complete, you can derive measures. To do this, you can either create a measure directly for the feedback or open the feedback on a new whiteboard to analyze the problem in more detail and brainstorm ideas for measures.
  • The brainstorming of measures on a separate whiteboard within the retro is a point of differentiation for Echometer compared to other tools for retrospectives such as Parabol. In Echometer, you can create a separate whiteboard for each topic within the retro and thus optimally control the focus of the discussion.
  • Finally, Echometer enables the retrospective to be concluded by anonymously asking the entire team about the ROTI score on a scale of 0 to 10 (i.e. the "Return on Time Invested"): This helps the team and in particular the retrospective moderator to continuously improve the quality of the retrospectives within the team itself.

Given this unique, structured and flexible retrospective process, combined with the range of functions, Echometer is often described as the best tool for agile retrospectives.

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