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The Art of Agile Development: Stand-Up Meetings

by James Shore

14 May, 2008

in 99 words

At a pre-set time every day, stand in a circle. One at a time, briefly describe new information the team should know.

Some teams use Scrum's formal variant, answering three questions: "What did I do yesterday?", "What will I do today?", "What problems are preventing me from making progress?" This formality is not required; use it if it's helpful, ignore it if not.

Be brief. Thirty seconds per person is usually enough. Discuss details later, in small group discussions.

Don't let the stand-up stifle communication. Talk about issues as they appear--don't wait for the stand-up.

as haiku

Overwatered, drowned--
students, uncomprehending,
did what they were told

Commentary

Cargo Cult Agile

Inside the Book

  • Stand-Up Meetings
  • How to Hold a Daily Stand-Up Meeting
  • Be Brief
  • Questions
    • Can people outside the team attend the stand-up?
    • Participants are being too brief. What should we do?
    • People are always late to the meeting. Can we treat them to parking-lot therapy?
    • We don't sit together. Can we still have stand-up meetings?
  • Results
  • Contraindications
  • Alternatives
  • Further Reading

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