15 Stand-up commitments to a greater Scrum

15 Stand-up commitments for those crucial 15 minutes

It is another great day, sun shining bright, traffic snarls continuing on roads, the team getting ready for another productive agile day with droopy faces! Droopy faces , why ???

Well because they have to get over the stand-up ritual first before they can get started with some real work.

But is the stand up a ritual??? Aren’t stand-ups supposed to be exciting and energizing???

If this a common question disturbing you for a while then it is time to stand up for the stand-up. The details that follow are meant for any team practicing any Agile methodology like Scrum and who has started thinking that stand-ups are no more than an empty ritual which has to be pushed out at the start of the day.

If you are a stand up team member a.k.a pig then you must commit to the list below to make sure that you do your part for a successful stand-up. If you are not a stand up team member a.k.a chicken then the list below would let you know what not to do and what to expect.

Say aloud, I am committed to the success of the project and I make the following commitments