Daily stand-up checklist part IV – People & Company

Interesting yesterday’s moments. How will you open the standup?

Let’s open it with a joke? Maybe with a question „What funny moment you lived yesterday?“ Or guess a song content?

Don’t make the stand-up just another status meeting. Make people wanting to attend it. Meet with a coffee, tea, cookies. Make a breakfast. Or just prepare cuts of different vegetables.

People want to hear stories. Share the status via stories. It is funnier than just to answer three questions as a robot.

Enjoy every finished user story. Make team members feeling great about the business value they delivered.

Share stories from the support. Name customers contacting the company. Print out Thank you, kudos, well done, appreciation and put it on The Customers Voice Wall.

But don’t forget about shameful moments as well. Because the responsibility is achievable via shame (see The Responsibility Process by Christopher Avery)

Daily standup and Company

Any company level blockers? Is there any change to be communicated? Some new rules, processes? Does a line management need something?
The ScrumMaster is a connector to the organization itself. Of course, the ScrumMaster doesn’t fulfill management role, but ScrumMaster must stay in touch with the line management. Sometimes there is news which should be shared. And the stand up is the best place where to share.

But not at the begging where you can steer the context of the daily standup, but at the end. As a ScrumMaster make a call to the manager so she can explain the news.