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11 Things To Follow In Order To Improve Your Daily Stand-ups
That Every Scrum Team Can Adopt .
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein
Every software is a collaborative effort of skill and people. The daily stand-up is a practice where teams share progress and the whole team can visualize the trajectory of the project ahead.
Here are a few practices teams should follow to make the meeting more meaningful.
Remain Standing, Avoid Chairs
Sounds like a gimmick, right? This is a necessity rather than formality. Being standing keeps the team focused and reduces rambling. Don't get comfortable and don't allow others as well. Daily Standup meetings are called that for a reason — so, stand up! If everyone sits and becomes too relaxed, the meeting may run overtime, and team members might start getting distracted.
“By too much sitting still, the body becomes unhealthy soon the mind.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Want to eliminate sitters? Remove all chairs from the meeting room.
The discomfort of standing for long periods is also intended to keep the meetings short.
Three Simple Questions
Answer the following three simple questions:
- What did you accomplish since the last meeting?
- What are you working on until the next meeting?
- What is getting in your way or keeping you from doing your job?
That’s all. Nothing more or less.
