Agile Blog

Read our latest posts on agile retrospectives, team health checks, and lessons from other Scrum Masters.

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January 28, 2023The best retrospective tools for agile teams (2026)

A side-by-side look at the best retrospective tools in 2026 — TeamRetro, Retrium, Parabol, EasyRetro, Miro and more — with pricing, key features and what each one is best for.

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December 21, 2022Why virtual icebreakers work for remote teams

Virtual icebreakers deliver a great deal of value to remote teams. They give team members a chance to connect, build rapport and set the scene for effective meetings.

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December 8, 2022We used TeamRetro’s health check as a mood meter and safety check — this is what we found.

See how TeamRetro’s Agile mood meter and psychological safety check work using Team Health Checks, with insights, setup tips, and results.

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November 21, 2022Transitioning to native AWS services, December 2022

TeamRetro Hosting Notification December 2022 - Amazon WebServices, Heroku Salesforce migration.

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November 17, 2022Learn about agile principles with the Coin, Paper Airplane, DevOps games and more.

Here is a collection of the best agile games for your Scrum Team that everyone can play. Help teams discover and deepen their agile practice.

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October 26, 2022How to run an icebreaker for meetings, workshops, and training sessions

Learn how to run engaging icebreakers and use TeamRetro’s icebreaker widget to boost participation and start retrospectives strong.

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October 17, 2022Top 5 tips for running effective icebreakers

Run smoother retrospectives with five proven icebreaker tips. Engage teams, cut awkward silence, and spark discussion in TeamRetro.

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October 12, 2022Warm-up or icebreaker. Which one should you use?

Decide when to use a warm-up vs icebreaker to start meetings right. See differences and best practices with TeamRetro to engage teams.

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September 7, 2022We’ve made choosing the right retrospective format for your agile team easy

Learn how to pick the best agile retrospective formats for your team. See pros and cons of formats and use TeamRetro to match goals.

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March 11, 2022Ensuring top-tier data security with TeamRetro: our journey to SOC2 and GDPR compliance.

Our commitment to data security, confidentiality, and privacy has earned us this accreditation, as confirmed by an independent auditor.

TeamRetro’s background illustration feature lets you add images to make your retros fun as well as easy. You can use our images or upload your own
March 8, 2022Add background images & illustrations to your agile retrospectives (fun, easy, and engaging)

Discover retrospective backgrounds in TeamRetro to add fun, focus, and engagement to Agile meetings with themed images and easy setup.

TeamRetro’s team agreements give you a space to capture, share and remind people about expectations and social contracts at your agile meetings
March 7, 2022Create your team’s social contracts with effective team agreements

Strengthen your workplace culture with effective team agreements. Learn how social contracts boost collaboration, trust, and performance.