Effective Sprint Retros

Sprint Retrospectives

There are many benefits to Sprint Retrospectives that we'll cover below. The top companies on the planet conduct regular Retrospectives.

The Retrospective or Retro is simply space on the team's calendar to celebrate, discuss issues, and plan action items. It's team therapy along with iterative improvement. There are many benefits of regular Retrospectives.
  • Faster and Accurate Iteration A team that moves fast needs to course correct fast. It's easy to forget to course correct and end up in a destination that your leaders didn't intend or trip up due to lack of communication.
  • Happier Teammates A team requires a safe space to communicate issues. If this isn't provided, teammates may feel unwilling to share as communicating issues may sound like complaining. If you compound week-after-week, you end up with frustrated teammates.
  • Enables a culture of Accountability Talking about the problems that teammates encounter allows them to step up and convey their attitude towards the issue. It brings to light a solutions-based culture as oppose to a complaint-based culture.

These benefits are only the tip of the iceberg, but the result of these benefits are substantial. It results in teams of accountable and happy teammates that execute well. It allows team leaders to gauge general sentiment, which is pivotal to the success of any organization.

Your team deserves the best tools.

We've meticulously crafted a Retro experience that gets out of the way of your team. Try it for absolutely free. We know you'll love it. Our experience allows teammates to enjoy the Retrospective experience, to review past Retros, and gather teammate sentiment on a regular basis. If you're already with another provider, we offer a service to move your data over to SnapScrum. Start a chat and we'll can get started.

A Seamless Experience

Integrations with Jira, Linear, and more.

Never forget an action item. You can export action items right after your Retro with one-click. No fiddling with Zapier or other third-party tools. We've integrated directly with your favorite tools, to get you going quickly. You can request for more integrations right from our chat.
Action items are not the only output of a Retro, but they are important. A team that has the same action items popping up between Retros might be experiencing unnecessary toil. A few action items might even be common among several teams and can indicate deeper problems experienced by the team.
Forgetting to execute on action items can cause frustration among teammates. It can feel as though they're not being heard. It can cause others to question, "Why spend time in Retros when none of the action items are taken seriously?". It's likely your team already feels this way, unless you've been taking action items seriously. We're here to help. After your Retro, easily export your action items and prioritize on your roadmap. Let your team know, you want to help them.
Try our experience during your next Retro. It's a simple click to start, no credit card and no sign up required. At the end, see how easy exporting Action Items can be for you.
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Team Feedback

Surveys — Coming Soon!

Add taking a survey to your team's sprint ritual. Gather feedback in an easy-to-view dashboard at a cadence that allows your team to evolve. As a leader, respond faster to issues that are festering.

"We had quarterly surveys from Workday, the time between feedback cycles was long. We switched to SnapScrum's biweekly surveys and we get feedback immediately. Highly recommend. The cost difference is astounding."
Melissa Pierce
Engineering Manager at Contentful
The conventional model of HR sending a poll to everyone once a year is dead. Collect feedback from your Teammates at a pace that makes sense. Find gaps between teams before it's a problem.
  • Measure Team Sentiment It's important to know how teammates feel regarding a sprint. All companies are different, and times can be challenging for teammates. Figure out shared sentiment among teammates and outliers to respond faster.
  • See week-to-week changes A time changes, teammate sentiment can change. See how team sentiment changes week-to-week, and project-to-project.
  • Compare Teams Are certain teams vibing more than other teams? Maybe the entire organization can learn from them. Figure out which teams are doing best and which teams need help.

We're in the business of seeing happy teams. A key to happy teams is identifying what's not working and being able to address underlying issues. Survey's are a tool for leaders to detect issues early and keep teams humming along.

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Survey's are available after your team's sprint Retro and you can start one in one-click. Try our two-week free trial and see how you can start measuring team sentiment right now.