Rules for the Daily Stand-up

Rules for the meeting:

  • Keep it short - max 2 minutes. Keep standing to enforce this

  • Format should be

    • What did you do since last meeting

    • What are you planning on accomplishing until next meeting

    • What is blocking you?

  • Focus on what you want to achieve instead of what is keeping you busy

Make sure that you avoid some bad habits:

  • Don’t wait for everyone to start the meeting. Start on time and stick to a schedule

  • Don’t introduce new topics Stick to what was planned - wait till the end to fork a different discussion if needed

  • Don’t let people ramble. Everyone should have the to interrupt in a polite way if the discussion is going off topic