Team health check tool for engineering teams
Health checks like the Spotify squad model show you where a team stands. The hard part is what happens next. Aurora Coach runs the check as part of a continuous improvement loop, so the reds and yellows turn into commitments instead of a wall chart.
| Standalone health checks | Aurora Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | A red, yellow, green snapshot | Analysis across six domains, plus recommendations |
| Cadence | Quarterly, when someone remembers | Every period, part of the loop |
| After the check | A workshop, maybe | Commitments the team tracks and re-evaluates |
| Grounding | Self-assessment only | Team context plus delivery signal |
| Who acts | Whoever picks it up | The team decides; leaders see trends |
The snapshot is the easy half. Aurora Coach carries it into the loop: analysis, commitments, follow-through, and a trend you can watch improve.
What is a team health check?
A team health check is a structured self-assessment where a team rates how it is doing across a set of dimensions, usually on a traffic-light scale. Well-known formats include the Spotify squad health check and the Atlassian team health monitor. It surfaces how the team feels about its own ways of working, which delivery metrics alone cannot show.
How is Aurora Coach different from a health check survey?
A survey gives you a snapshot and leaves the follow-through to you. Aurora Coach runs the check as part of a continuous improvement loop: the team’s input is combined with delivery signal, analyzed across six domains of team effectiveness, and turned into concrete recommendations the team votes on and commits to. The next period re-evaluates what changed.
Can we keep our existing health check format?
Yes. If your teams run a Spotify-style check they like, its results are useful input. What Aurora Coach adds is everything after the snapshot: analysis, commitments, follow-through, and a trend over time instead of a one-off wall chart.