Revive Your Daily Standup
Be honest: is your daily standup meeting (or daily Scrum) highly valuable, or is it really just a status meeting where everyone goes through the motions, answering the standard three questions like zombie automatons? A mature team must first understand the goal, follow the principles, and then skillfully apply the appropriate tools and techniques to achieve the goal for the daily standup. Here are a few techniques to add to your toolbox.
Brad Swanson
Brad Swanson started programming at age 10 on the Apple IIe, and was initiated into Agile development using XP in 1999. Brad is a Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) who is passionate about helping organizations achieve sustainable excellence.
Be honest: is your daily standup meeting (or daily Scrum) highly valuable, or is it really just a status meeting where everyone goes through the motions, answering the standard three questions like zombie automatons?
Why a Daily Standup?
Let’s start with why. What is the purpose of the daily stand up?
- To agree as a team on how to deliver the most value in the next working day
- To inspect and adapt the sprint plan if necessary, in order to deliver the most value in the sprint
We also have a set of lean & agile principles to guide us ...
