Team Health Check Templates

A health check is only as useful as the model behind it. Each template here is a ready-made set of dimensions your team rates privately, with the results revealed together once everyone has answered, so you see the spread and how it moves over time. Several are adapted from well-known research and frameworks. If you are not sure which one fits, the comparison under the library sets them side by side.

Which framework should we use?

Most of the well-known team health frameworks measure different things. Pick the one that matches the question you are asking, then keep running the same model so the trend means something.

Framework	What it measures	Use it when	Template
Spotify Squad Health Check	How a squad feels about delivery, codebase, process, learning, fun and teamwork, from the model Spotify published in 2014	A software team wants a quick, familiar check it can repeat every sprint or two	Squad Health Check
Atlassian Team Health Monitor	Eight attributes of a healthy team, from Atlassian's Team Playbook, voted red, amber or green	A project team wants to find gaps such as unclear ownership or unmanaged dependencies, or a leadership group wants to check it works as a team	Team Health Monitor, Leadership Team Health Monitor
Google Project Oxygen	The ten behaviors Google's research found in its most effective managers	You want anonymous upward feedback on a manager rather than a read on the team	Project Oxygen Manager Assessment
Five Dysfunctions of a Team	Patrick Lencioni's five layers: trust, conflict, commitment, accountability and results	The team gets on well but decisions don't stick and slipped work goes unmentioned	Five Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment
Gallup Q12	Twelve engagement drivers from Gallup's workplace research, from clear expectations to growth	Engagement and retention matter more than delivery, including for teams outside software	Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey
Hackman's Six Team Conditions	The conditions around a team: real team, compelling purpose, right people, sound structure, supportive context and coaching	You suspect the problem is how the team is set up and supported, not how its members behave	The Six Team Conditions
Psychological safety	Amy Edmondson's seven items: whether it is safe to speak up, take a risk, admit a mistake and ask for help	Meetings have gone quiet, after a reorg or an incident, or before you rely on retros for honest feedback	Psychological Safety Assessment
SCARF model	David Rock's five social drivers: status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness	The team is going through change and you want to see which needs feel threatened	SCARF Model Assessment
Maturity models	How far a practice has developed, level by level, for areas such as agile delivery, DevOps, product and AI adoption	You need a baseline and a roadmap for a practice rather than a read on how people feel	Browse maturity models

Frequently asked questions

Which team health check framework should we use?

Start from the question you need answered. For day-to-day delivery, use the Squad Health Check or the Atlassian Team Health Monitor. For how safe it is to speak up, use the Psychological Safety Assessment. For engagement, use Gallup Q12, and for feedback on a manager, use Project Oxygen. If you are unsure, start with the Squad Health Check and run it a few times before you switch, because a trend on one model tells you more than single readings on several.

Are these the official assessments?

No. The framework templates are TeamRetro's own adaptations, with our own wording, and each one credits its source. Several of the originals are proprietary instruments sold separately, including the Table Group's Five Dysfunctions assessment, Gallup's Q12 and Hackman's Team Diagnostic Survey. Our versions are not validated research instruments. They are built for a team to run, discuss and re-run, and they are included on every TeamRetro plan.

How often should we run a team health check?

Often enough to see a trend, and always on the same model so the scores stay comparable. Many teams run a short check every sprint or two and a longer framework, such as Q12 or a maturity model, once a quarter.

Can we change the questions or write our own?

Yes. Start from any template and change the dimensions, the wording, the scale and the colors, or build a model from scratch. Custom models are saved to your library, so the next check runs the same model and the trend stays comparable.