In Echometer, in addition to the suggested scale items, you can also formulate your own items for your health check.
Scale items are statements for which the survey asks for agreement:
You should pay attention to this when formulating your own scale items:
- The right format: A health check item is answered on a scale from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. Accordingly, you cannot use open questions here. Example of an open question: "How do you like our daily in the last few weeks?", Reformulation as a scale question for the health check: "I liked our daily in the last few weeks very much."
- Ask about subjective impressions: A health check scale item is not suitable for querying objective facts. Example: "Our dailies last a maximum of 15 minutes." This key figure can be measured objectively and is not suitable for a health check. Instead, you can use a health check scale item to record the more difficult to grasp subjective impressions: "Our dailies are time well spent for me."
- Specify the framework: The frame of reference could be interpreted differently for many topics. For example: “We constructively question requirements.” In this formulation, it is open to both who “we” are and which requirements are meant. Depending on the desired framework, one could specify: "As a team, we question the requirements of our product owner before implementing topics."
Take a look at our tips for setting up health checks on team– as well as health checks at workspace level.
