The daily stand-up
scrum meetings play a vital role in ascertaining that the development activity
is carried out in a sustained manner. The meetings are usually time boxed to
5–15 minutes and are held standing up to remind people to keep the meeting
short and to-the-point. Stand-up scrum meetings also help to find potential
pitfalls experienced during ongoing sprints. It is important to know how the
daily meetings are carried out, and what they should ideally consist of. On the
basis of official scrum guide specified by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber,
the originators of scrum methodology, the article tries to explain in details
about the daily scrum meetings.
· Who should
attend the meeting?
Everyone
associated with the scrum project should attend the meeting. It is important
for the scrum master and the team members to remain present, while the product
owner and stakeholders too can remain present if they desire to do so.
· What should
be discussed during the meeting?
It is
very important to remain focused and only discus about those topics which are
directly related and associated with the sprint activity. The attendees should
try not to wander off the main topic and discus about other trivia which are
not pertaining to the scrum activity. In fact, the guide is specific about
discussing topics which are directly connected to the sprint to be carried out
during the particular day, even other topics dealing with the project, or
project related issues should be avoided during the stand-up meetings. There
are special provisions like the sprint retrospective meeting to discuss about
such issues.The main topics to be included during the meeting should consist
of:
-
What tasks were
accomplished during the sprint carried out the day before?
-
Which tasks are
to be developed today?
-
Did the
particular team member face any problems or impediments during the sprint
implementation? If so, what were they?
· In what order
should the discussions be carried out?
There is
a lot of flexibility while deciding about the order in which the discussions
can be carried out during the meeting. Team members can take turns in
discussing about what they have achieved, and what they plan to do on the
particular day. Alternatively, the scrum master may decide who should speak
first and which team member should follow the discussion. A popular method is
to take up discussions regarding important tasks first, followed by the order
of priority. The order of discussion can vary from project to project, and from
need to need.
· Where and
when should the meetings be held?
The stand
up meetings should be ideally held at the place of work, and in front of the
task board. While they can be conducted almost everywhere, including conference
rooms, holding the meetings in the actual place of work can help the team
members to remain more focused and target oriented. The meetings should be held
before the daily sprint is initiated.
· How to
sustain the energy levels during the meetings?
The stand
up meetings are also commonly referred to as “huddles” by many people, simply
because each team member stands very close to the next one during the meeting.
The scene is much similar to the scrum used in rugby. The proximity often
encourages the team members to become proactively involved in the discussion. The
energy levels start rising up as each team member briefly, and professionally,
discusses and outlines his or her activity for that particular day. The meeting
is to be held in such a manner that the “atmosphere” becomes charged up with
anticipation, and each member focuses upon the goals he or she plans to achieve
during the sprint carried out that day.
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