1. Method Name

Daily Standup (Daily Stand-up)

2. Alternative Names

Daily Scrum, Daily Huddle

3. Brief Description

A daily stand-up is a short, time-limited (typically 15 minutes) daily team meeting held while standing. Its purpose is to quickly bring team members up to speed, share progress, and identify obstacles.

4. Purpose / When to Use

It is used in agile teams (e.g., Scrum) and other environments that require rapid daily coordination. It serves to improve communication, identify problems, increase transparency, and strengthen team accountability for achieving a common goal (e.g., a sprint goal).

5. Procedure / How to Apply It

1. Meet every day at the same time and in the same place.
2. The meeting is held standing up to keep it short and focused.
3. Each team member takes turns answering three questions
: - What did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal?
- What will I do today to help the team achieve its goal?
- What obstacles am I facing?
4. The meeting is limited to 15 minutes.
5. This is not a status report for the manager: It is a meeting for the team and about the team. Managers may attend as observers but do not intervene.
6. Problem-solving is deferred: The stand-up is for identifying obstacles, not for resolving them in detail. That happens after the stand-up in smaller groups.

6. A Real-World Example

The software team meets every morning at 9:00 a.m. in front of their Scrum board. Programmer Jano says, “I finished the login form yesterday. Today I’ll start working on password validation. I don’t have any obstacles.” Tester Zuzana says, “Yesterday I tested the search function. I’ll continue with that today. The slow testing environment is holding me back.” The Scrum Master notes the environment issue and, after the stand-up, begins working on it with the IT department.

7. Benefits

- Rapid synchronization and improved communication
.- Early identification of obstacles
.- Increases the team’s focus on a common goal
.- Strengthens the team’s accountability and self-organization
.- Eliminates the need for other status meetings.

8. Risks / Limits

- It turns into a status report for the manager: If team members report to the manager instead of talking to each other, the meeting loses its purpose
.- Too long: If the 15-minute rule is broken and details are discussed, people lose focus
.- A meaningless ritual: The team just mechanically rattles off their three sentences without any real interest or listening
.- Problem-solving during the stand-up.

9. Practical Tips

- Use a visual board (Kanban, Scrum board): The team should stand in front of the board and point to specific tasks when answering
.- "Walk the board": Instead of having people speak, walk down the board column by column (from right to left) and discuss the tasks that are nearing completion.
- The Scrum Master enforces the rules: It is the Scrum Master’s responsibility to protect the team and ensure that the stand-up is effective.