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How to run an effective (and fun) standup. Notes from session at Agile Open NW By Ed Kraay
Objective To communicate the learnings from an Agile Open NW Session to SIQ Goal: To learn to identify when your standup may become dull and pointless, and learn some ways to fix it if that happens.
Effective Standup? What characterizes an
Ask good questions…
Changeup the Order
…Goes Last
Team picks the time
Use Humor
End Crisply.
Leave with Actions.
Developers talk to eachother.
Good Audio for offsite.
Non-effective Standup What makes a
Report to Leader
Not coming prepared
Waiting to talk til’ Standup.
Starting too early Too many people at standup Shoegazing
Standup as a design session. Standup sitting down.
Standup as a separate area from the team room. Electronics on during standup.
Standup starts the day. Not reporting impediments. Not stopping rat-holing.
[object Object]
Ask questions to group vs. individuals as smells
SM Don't act as technical leader
SM don't make eye contact
SM Reiterate the value of standup to the team
SM Redirect decisions/approval back to the team
Pigs: Communicate lateness and report to the team, not to SM or PO
Don't say start, let the team say go: Spin the marker

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How to run an effective (and fun) standup

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Listening:http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/listening.jpg
  2. Scrum Master Asking good questions: http://libizblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/question-mark.jpg
  3. Don't go in same order each time : http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~pari/600.107/Horstmann/slides/Ch19/images/queue.png
  4. PO goes last with updates
  5. Have the team pick the time: http://www.infowit.com/images/time_graphic.jpg
  6. Use humor: http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/19788.jpg
  7. Declare and End: http://kashifalvi.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/the-end.jpg
  8. Take action afterward
  9. Developers talk to eachother
  10. Chickens are optional
  11. Proper equipment for offsite folks, e.g. conference lines that work
  12. Report to Leader
  13. Not Prepared
  14. Only Discussion at Standup
  15. Too Early, Too Big, ShoeGazers
  16. Standup Used as a design session, Sitting Down
  17. Standup as a separate room from the team room, Electronics being used
  18. Standup Starts the Day, No impediments recorded, Ratholing
  19. Use a token, somethign fluffy that you can throw to the next person when it is their turn Bring a different token each sprint Spin the Marker to decide who goes first Offer appreciations at the beginning of a meeting. <Name of Person>, I appreciate you for <this>. Celebrate progress (Woohoos!), burndowns, impediments removed, etc Offer Food, coffee: better if it is not routine but a special thing Random stuff is helpful (though switching the time of standup is generally not helpful, it's confusing) Ask "How are you feeling?" Tell a story, a personal anecdote to start the meeting When someone leaves for a few days and comes back, tell them to bring back a tacky toy Whoever speaks first says thank you after the meeting Welcome people to standup Use "speed dating method" for impediments. Ask who has an impediment and then who can help them Bring a joke to standup (look up on internet) Create a non-human enemy (Someone mentioned a vista machine that was the enemy on the project) Ask, "how are we doing this morning?"
  20. Appreciations,