Stand-up

What is it?

A stand-up is a short, periodic status meeting for the project team and other interested parties. Also known as a scrum or huddle. It’s called a stand-up because everyone literally stands for the meeting as an incentive to keep it short.

Why do it?

Do it to connect regularly with the broader team and get a shared understanding of progress and blockers.

When to do it?

Do it daily throughout the process!

How to do it?

• Decide on a regular time that works for most people.

• Nominate a talking stick or similar object (balls are good because they can be thrown to random people in the stand-up and create a good sense of energy).

• The person with the talking stick starts by saying the progress made since the last stand-up, what they intend to work on next, and any problems that are preventing them from making progress. It’s the facilitator’s (or scrum master’s) job to see if anyone can help with the issue and to decide to take it offline if it’s going to derail the stand-up meeting.