The Daily Scrum or Stand-up meeting is an important activity in the Agile-Scrum methodology. Everyone talks about,
- what was done yesterday
- what is the plan for today
- and any impediments
Here are some of the facts to carry out an effective Stand-up.
- The Daily Scrum or Stand-up should start and end at the same time. It shouldn’t wait for someone to turn up.
- Outside team members can attend but should not interfere.
- Every team member should talk about – Things done yesterday, Planned for today and any impediments and nothing else.
- It’s an Inspect and Adapt approach towards the work being done in Sprint.
- It’s a Planning platform and not a status reporting meeting.
- More details around the issues should be done later and not in the stand-up.
- Same location, same time every day.
- Time-boxed (15 minutes) and Scrum Master is responsible to ensure the timelines.
- Least Manager’s involvement, self-organising team.