Frequently Asked Questions

Which teams are retrospectives suitable for?

Retrospectives are suitable for any team that wants to continuously improve.

Even if retrospectives are often practiced in conjunction with agile working methods, retrospectives can also be used completely independently of them.

Experience shows that optimal (but not required) prerequisites for good team retros are:

  • A familiar atmosphere: Team members know each other and have regular contact with each other at work, or joint projects on which they are working.
  • An existing feedback culture in the team: A basis for being able to address critical issues within the team.
  • A Growth Mindset: Each tam member is willing to development themselves, and support other team members with their feedback in their continued development.

More about: Team Retrospectives

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

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