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 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 ...
