Daily standup, which is also called “daily scrum,” is a key meeting in agile software development. Team members meet every day to talk about progress, future work, and possible problems that could slow them down. It’s usually a short meeting that lasts no more than 15 minutes and takes place every day at the same time and place.
During the daily meeting, each team member quickly answers the following three questions:
What did I do yesterday?
What am I going to do?
Are there any things that are getting in my way?
The goal of the daily standup is to keep everyone on the team on the same page, find and get rid of any problems that are slowing progress, and keep the team’s attention on providing value to the customer. The daily standup also gives team members a chance to ask for help or work together to solve any problems.
It’s important that the daily speech is done while people are standing, as this helps people pay attention and work more efficiently. The meeting is just a quick check-in, not a chance to talk in depth or figure out how to solve problems. Any problems that come up during the daily speech are usually talked about in more depth after the meeting.
By having a daily meeting, agile teams can make sure that everyone is working towards the same goal, find and fix problems early on, and keep making their process better over time.
