Daily Scrum

1. July 16, 2015

2. AGENDA
Objectives
Exercise 1
Discussion
Exercise 2
Conclusion
Call to action

3. Why should I care? Why is this important?
 Daily issue resolution
 Real-time communication
 Promote teamwork and collaboration
Objectives
 Learn new ways of running OR participating in a daily scrum
 Gain a new understanding of how important the daily scrum is for
the team success

4. Setup and execute the exercise
 We need 8 volunteers – volunteers will rewarded – or I will just
pick the person avoiding eye contact the most
 Although it is fun – try not to “ham it up” too big
 Otherwise review your part and prepare to demonstrate your
persona

5.  Should we just try to get people to behave differently?
 Can we do things differently and behavior may change as a
result?
 Some potential problems with the standard three questions:
 What did you do yesterday?
 What are you going to do today?
 Any blockers?

6.  Change the discussion from individuals to the highest priority
work:
 What did WE achieve yesterday on our priority 1 item?
 Re-evaluate the original estimate - Any surprises?
 What is the plan for completing this item TODAY?
 What, if anything is blocking us from completing it today AND
what is our plan to overcome this blocker?
 Complete until all high priority items have been discussed OR
until 15 mins has elapsed

7.  Repeat with the new approach, except with 6 people:
 Story ONE
 User needs the ability to select a payment plan from three main
options
 Story TWO
 Fix is required on payment allocation for scenario where…..
 Story Three
 The user can review the payment plan payment schedule, select
options

8.  Thoughts on if the proposed change might help people not act
they way they did in the first scenario?
 A challenge for the group:
 Think of at least one way you can personally use some of these
examples to facilitate or participate in the daily scrum more
effectively