This is basically an email that I sent to my subordinates in March 2012.
Daily Stand-up (also known as Daily Scrum) is:
If there is low energy in the status meeting then the chances are that the team is not following the above. If a team member has an obstacle, then he should not wait till Stand-up Inform your Scrum Master ASAP. Stand-up is just a sure way to know daily about any new obstacles. Since, sprint goals are team goals therefore any obstacle is a team obstacle: try identifying it proactively.
If you want to read more about Daily Stand-up then here are some good articles:
Daily Stand-up (also known as Daily Scrum) is:
- where you share your progress (what I did since last meeting), commitment (what I have planned to do till next meeting) and identify obstacles.
- a meeting so prepare for it. Don’t stand there wondering what you did and what you want to do. You should know this precisely when you enter the room.
- for team; not for Product Owner or Scrum Master. Team needs to know what you are doing to align their efforts.
- Team member can ask clarifying question. But even ask these questions conservatively i.e. only when really needed.
- not for problem solving. Do that after the meeting.
- not for storytelling. Tell the headlines, not the whole story.
If there is low energy in the status meeting then the chances are that the team is not following the above. If a team member has an obstacle, then he should not wait till Stand-up Inform your Scrum Master ASAP. Stand-up is just a sure way to know daily about any new obstacles. Since, sprint goals are team goals therefore any obstacle is a team obstacle: try identifying it proactively.
If you want to read more about Daily Stand-up then here are some good articles:
- Replacing 'Status Meetings' with 'Stand-Up Meetings'
- How I do standups
- Variations on the Daily Stand-up
- Daily Stand-Up / Scrum Meeting
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