Daily Scrum
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event held every working day of a Sprint in which the Developers inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adjust their plan for the coming day. It exists to create focus and surface problems early, not to report status upward.
Also known as
standup · daily standup · stand-up · morning sync · huddle · roll-call · “the daily” The “standup” name comes from the tradition of staying on your feet to keep it short.
Don't confuse with
A status meeting for managers. The Daily Scrum is for the Developers, run by them, a re-planning session, not a progress report to a boss. Turning it into “everyone tells the manager what they did” is the most common way it goes wrong.
Logistics
- Attendees: the Developers (Product Owner and Scrum Master participate only if they’re also working on sprint items).
- Timebox: 15 minutes, same time and place every day to reduce overhead.
- Purpose: inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal; adapt the sprint backlog and the plan for the day.
Myth: the mandatory "three questions"
Older Scrum prescribed each person answering what did I do yesterday / what will I do today / any blockers?. The 2020 Scrum Guide removed that requirement. The team can structure the meeting however best serves the Sprint Goal. Many teams still use the three questions out of habit, which is fine, but they aren’t required.
See also
References
- K. Schwaber & J. Sutherland, The Scrum Guide (2020), “Daily Scrum.” https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html