Secure, Trusted and Used by Thousands of Government Professionals
Parabol for the Public Sector
Parabol is a TRL 9, Impact Level 4 cornerstone application for digital transformation that leverages the Agile approach to mobilize teams toward their mission objectives.
Trusted by Thousands of Public Sector Professionals
Committed to Keeping Your Data Safe
Parabol has spent years enhancing our security for government. Parabol is open-source and not dependent on any external services.
Parabol’s accredited security-hardened containers (available via DoD Platform One’s Iron Bank) are available to be hosted in the SCIF or on managed ATO’d IL2, IL4, IL5 infrastructures.
Available in IL2 & IL4 through DoD Platform One
- Fully-auditable source-code
- Option of email ownership verification
- Privacy policy compatible with EU-US Privacy Shield, GDPR, CalOPPA, and US FIPS
- Flexible permissions for company and team leaders
- Authorized for use at IL 4 (USA)
Make access safe and straightforward with SSO
- For team members: No need to manage additional logins
- For admins: A single point of authentication
- For US agencies: Hardened container listed on United States Air Force Platform One Iron Bank, used by organizations up to IL4
Keep the power in your hands
Flexible hosting options on your terms:
- On-prem hosting for enhanced security
- Security-hardened container available
- Works live, or async across time zones on or offline
Modernizing the Way the Government Collects, Organizes and Shares Information
We know that team collaboration and information mobility are essential for government organizations. Parabol is the world’s only IL4 capable, Agile meeting platform that empowers DoD and government agencies to achieve everything Agile ways of working have to offer.
Retrospectives
Great for ‘Hot-washes’, After Action Reviews, etc. – Gather your team to reflect on your work, find themes, decide next steps, and drive continuous improvement
Standups & Check-in Meetings
Keep team check-ins on track by collaborating on an agenda, sharing individual updates, and finding ways to get unblocked
Sprint Poker Estimation
Sync issues from your backlog management tool and collaborate on estimation with a fun digital deck
Anonymity
Need ‘top cover’? Parabol encourages team honesty with the option for anonymous reflections, votes, estimates, reactions and comments
Integrations
Securely integrates with on-prem tools, including Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and more both in IL2 & IL4
Team Health Check
Measure your team’s morale and commit to continuous improvement, sustainable pace, and improved employee engagement, all within your Parabol retrospective
Templates
Pick from 40+ popular formats for retrospectives and estimation meetings and save meeting prep time
Icebreakers
Get quiet teams or team members talking with built-in icebreaker rounds and 200+ questions.Collaborate on notes in real-time during meetings, then receive a summary at the end. Access a chronological record of your team’s meeting history at any time.
Summaries & Documentation
Collaborate on notes in real-time during meetings, then receive a summary at the end. Access a chronological record of your team’s meeting history at any time
Support When You Need it Most
Guaranteed uptime, personalized support, and priority requests for government and security-conscious government clients
Get the support you need with first-class service
Our team is on-hand to make sure your teams have what they need. That includes:
- One on one support to securely deploy Parabol to your IL 4 environment
- Guaranteed 99.9% uptime
- A dedicated support channel for on-demand, personalized help
- Priority requests, including for new features
Flexible and scalable to suit your needs
You’ll pay annually for flexible usage tiers. That means:
- You can plan ahead and budget more easily
- You can add more team members at no extra charge
- Easy to scale across departments as a government-wide tool
Why Governments Prefer Parabol
“Parabol makes retrospectives and other types of brainstorm-cluster-discuss types of meetings really smooth. This tool makes it easy to get a lot done fast, even more effectively than on a board with sticky notes.”
David Kohler
Leadership Trainer, SkyPilots
“I have been using Parabol for retrospectives for several years and with multiple teams. The icebreakers and various retro templates help foster new conversations, and keep our meetings fun and engaging. Parabol is the most comprehensive, yet simple tool I have found”
Daniela Williams
Engineering Manager, Trimble
| Features | Parabol | Digital whiteboard | Easy Retro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40+ pre-built Agile templates |  | | |
| Classified-level security | | | |
| Self-hosting | | | |
| Structured meeting process for efficiency | | | |
| Secure integrations | | | |
| SSO | | | |
| CSV Export | | | |