Use whiteboards & whiteboard templates

Whiteboards in Echometer

Please note that there are different types of whiteboards in Echometer:

Whiteboard type	Description
Whiteboard templates	- are used to be prepared once and then reused more often

• Can be created by users and inserted by the creators in any retro (or retro preparation)
• When used, they are copied to a “Retro Whiteboard” so that the template itself remains unchanged | Retro whiteboards | * Have been used as part of a retrospective

• Can be viewed in the retro archive after a retrospective
• Remain editable even after the retro (for example, for break-out sessions outside the retrospective) | Prepared retro whiteboards | - Are also “Retro Whiteboards” that were created specifically for the upcoming session before the retrospective as part of the retro preparation

• Can still be opened and edited in the retro archive (even if they were not used in the retro itself)
• Are only saved to the retro and are therefore not saved as a reusable whiteboard template |

Whiteboard templates

In the sidebar on the left you will find the “Whiteboard Templates” tab. Here you can either take a look at the whiteboard templates provided by Echometer (see explanation of the templates here) or create your own templates:

Retro whiteboards

Prepared retro whiteboards

As part of the preparation for a retrospective, you can also prepare whiteboards. To do so, you can either use a whiteboard template and adapt it, or open a new, empty whiteboard:

If you select a whiteboard template, a copy of the template will be created for the upcoming retro. The whiteboard template itself is not changed.

Open whiteboards in the retro

As a moderator in a retrospective, you can easily open the prepared whiteboards and whiteboard templates via the whiteboard symbol at the bottom right:

Alternatively, you can also select an item on the retro canvas and create a whiteboard linked to it. The selected feedback is automatically inserted on this whiteboard: