Reflect, decide, and improve

Free Team Retrospective Timer

Use a team retrospective timer for sprint retros, project retros, incident retros, team health checks, improvement discussions, and action planning. Keep reflection structured and create an XTimer room when the team needs a shared retro timer.

Built for this job

Retrospectives can protect action planning instead of stopping at discussion.

Teams can see the current retro stage and what comes next.

XTimer rooms support shared retro timing for remote and hybrid teams.

Current agenda item

Check-in

1/5

5:00

Next

Gather data

Total time

1:00:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Team retro

1 hour

Segments

5

First

5:00

Total

1:00:00

A 60-minute retrospective timer with check-in, gather data, insights, actions, and close.

Quick retro

30 min

Segments

4

First

10:00

Total

30:00

A 30-minute team retrospective timer for smaller teams.

Incident retro

75 min

Segments

5

First

20:00

Total

1:15:00

A 75-minute incident retrospective timer for timeline, impact, causes, and actions.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Protect the decide actions segment; it is the point of the retro.

Use a shorter retro only when the team already has clear data.

Keep incident retros longer when timeline and causes need care.

Use an XTimer room when remote participants need the same retro display.

Frequently asked questions

What is a team retrospective timer?

A team retrospective timer structures retros around check-in, data gathering, insights, action planning, and close.

Can this timer be used for sprint retrospectives?

Yes. Use the team retro or sprint retrospective timer depending on how specific you want the agenda to be.

How long should a retrospective be?

Use 30 minutes for quick retros, 60 minutes for normal retros, and 75 minutes or more for incident retros.