Agile Practices in Government Work: Insights from Beth Hatter

“Scaling agile is easy,” said no one ever.

Evaluating just one team’s health and performance is already a significant lift—now imagine doing it for 30 or 300 teams. You’d need time, tools, facilitators, and consistency across the board. Sounds like a logistical headache, right? But here’s the thing: it doesn’t have to be.

In fact, with the right approach, assessing multiple agile teams virtually can be faster, more consistent, and surprisingly energizing. Using tools like AgilityInsights® and frameworks like Virtual Big Room Retrospectives (VBRR), you can get a comprehensive organizational snapshot—without burning out your teams or your resources.

If you want synchronized insights, data you can actually act on, and momentum across your entire portfolio, this guide is for you. Let’s dig in.

The Strategic Retrospective Process for Teams

Our most effective method for evaluating team health and performance is the TeamHealth® Radar, paired with the Strategic Retrospective. This three-step process includes:

1. Team members complete the assessment.

2. Results are analyzed through the TeamHealth Radar.

3. Teams collaboratively build actionable growth plans.

Many organizations are now using this process in Virtual Big Room Retrospectives (VBRR) to assess multiple teams at once.

What Is a Virtual Big Room Retrospective (VBRR)?

A VBRR enables businesses to assess numerous agile teams in a single virtual setting. This approach establishes a unified performance baseline across teams, saving time and resources.

Why Use VBRRs?

• Teams assess simultaneously, ensuring synchronized data.

• Controlled facilitation maintains consistency.

• Data represents a single, accurate point in time.

Key Benefits of VBRRs

• Faster data collection across teams

• High-quality, comparable results

• Fewer scheduling conflicts

• Unified user experience

• Cross-team insights and collaboration

• Stronger momentum for continuous improvement

Each team’s retrospective is led by a certified AgilityInsights® Facilitator (AHF), ensuring both individual attention and organizational alignment.

How the VBRR Process Works

1. Multiple teams gather in a virtual space.

2. The lead facilitator opens the retrospective.

3. All teams complete the assessment simultaneously.

4. Individual AHFs guide their teams through retrospectives.

5. A leadership readout highlights trends and next steps.

This method balances strategic oversight with team-specific action.

Solving the Scaling Challenge

Traditional team-by-team assessment rollouts can result in disjointed baselines and data overlaps. VBRRs fix this by standardizing timing and analysis across all teams, creating a reliable snapshot of organizational agility.

Enabling Distributed Team Success

Today, teamwork often happens virtually. Whether your teams work from home or across multiple office locations, AgilityInsights® makes it easy to stay connected and aligned.

VBRRs help teams:

• Identify shared obstacles

• Align on key improvement areas

• Foster transparency and accountability

Jumpstart Organizational Agility

Our Org Baseline Jumpstart program lets you implement VBRRs across your organization efficiently. It helps you:

• Establish a reliable baseline for team performance

• Identify high-priority growth areas

• Enable data-driven decision-making

Conclusion

Assessing agile teams at scale doesn’t need to be overwhelming. With Virtual Big Room Retrospectives powered by AgilityInsights®, you can accelerate team growth, strengthen collaboration, and drive real performance improvement across your enterprise.

Book a discovery call today to get started and help your organization thrive—virtually and beyond.