Team Hansei · Self-assessment for better ways of working
Better ways of working,
together.
Take an honest look at how your team works. Find what helps, explore what could change, and leave with a few things to try. Hansei is the Lean practice of honest self-reflection: looking at how you work so you can improve it.
How it works
Five steps, then repeat.
- Choose your frameworks
Start with Core. Add Scrum or Kanban if your team uses them. More frameworks may be added in future.
- Assess yourselves
Take one practice at a time and work up through its levels. Agree Green, Amber or Red for each statement.
- Make changes
Choose one to three things to try, then give them time to work.
- Spot system issues
When several teams take part, look for the same concerns across teams. They usually point to something no single team can fix.
- Check again
Repeat the conversation and compare it with your last PDF. We recommend once a quarter.
Why a self-assessment
Your view of your own work.
The team is the audience
The people doing the work know it best. The value is in the conversation; the colours only record where it landed.
Not a performance or maturity assessment
Nothing here gives your team a score, a grade or a level. The levels only order the statements, so the foundations come first.
Not for comparing teams
Every team works in a different context, and an honest team often shows more Red than an optimistic one. Once results are used to rank or judge, people answer to look good and the conversation stops being useful.
If you lead several teams, use the results to ask how you can help. This follows the thinking behind Spotify’s Squad Health Check.
Your conversation, your record. Answers stay in this page. No account or saved history. Download your PDF before closing or refreshing.
01 / Set the scene
Start with what matters to you.
Choose the frameworks you want to explore together.
02 / Look at how you work
Make room for every perspective.
Discuss each statement and choose the response that fits your team today. Use the notes to keep differing views visible.
GreenHappy with the current situation. No major improvement needed now; it does not have to be perfect.
AmberImportant problems need attention, but the situation is not a disaster.
RedWorking badly and needs improvement.
UnansweredNot answered yet.
03 / Turn reflection into action
Keep what helps. Choose what’s next.
Celebrate your strengths, choose a few things to try, and keep a record for your next conversation.
These counts describe this session. They are not a score, a measure of agility or a comparison with other teams.
Review responses and discussion notes
Where to focus first
Suggested from your answers: Red before Amber, earliest level first. It is a place to start the conversation, not a score.
Your answers at a glance
One mark for each statement, by heading and level. Earlier levels are the foundations for later ones.
- Green
- Amber
- Red
- Unanswered
What do you want to take forward?
What is helping you work well together?
Where could a change help? What still needs discussion?
A few things to try
Choose one to three small, useful actions. Agree ownership and timing if you can.
Take the conversation with you.
Your PDF includes the selected statements, responses, discussion notes and next steps. Keep it for your team’s next review.
Nothing is saved here when you close or refresh this page.
Want help acting on what you found? Talk to Gemba Group.
About this framework
Choose any combination of Core, Scrum and Kanban. Each includes all its headings and statements. Core and Kanban have four levels; Scrum has five. Later levels build on the earlier criteria, so consider them together.
Traffic lights record your current view of each statement. They do not award a maturity level or calculate a score. Use the responses to explore different perspectives, celebrate strengths and choose useful next steps together.
Your review suggests where to focus first. It lists up to three headings, putting Red before Amber and earlier levels before later ones. Unanswered statements are never counted against you.