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How to prepare for a daily standup

SM and PO guidance for the stand-up 🙂

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The daily standup has become a routine in the lives of many people in software development.

78% of all agile teams hold daily standups, according to the 2011 State of Agile Development Survey from VersionOne.

Each day, at a specific time, teams gather around the task board and plan their next actions.  Although this practice has been around for many years, it still feels awkward to some extent.  Especially for the Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Should we also explain what we have done and are planning to do next? Won’t this bore the team? Do I just stand there, and listen?

I’ve been in both roles before and will explain how I took part in the daily standup.

As a Scrum Master…

… I always prepare myself for 5 minutes before the daily standup.

  • What have I done that is useful information for the team?
  • What am I…

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