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TIPHOW TO MAKE

DAILY MEETINGS

WORK BETTER?

DESCRIPTIONAgilesparks' team selected some

tips to help making your Daily

meetings more effective.

The Daily meeting is where the

team's culture is shaped and we

would like to enhance behaviours

that emphasize collaboration,

listening, shared responsibility.

questioning, continuous learning,

trust and safety.

RECOMENDED Randomly choose a card from the

Tip of the Daily pack

Read the tip to the team and run

the meeting according to the

description on the card. Good luck!

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TIPTOUCH THE ITEMS

DESCRIPTION

Ask people to approach the

team board and reach out with

their hand and touch the story

they are talking about

WHY?

Enhances clarity and focus

of the discussion and

people's ownership of stories.

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TIPGET CLOSER, HUDDLE

DESCRIPTION

Ask the team to get closer and

form a small circle

WHY?

Allows a more relaxed speaking

tone. Increases attention.

Standing closer physically is

an expression of greater trust.

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TIPSTORY-FOCUSED

DESCRIPTION

The discussion is done per

story by order of priority.

For each story every team

member that contributes

to it speaks in turn.

WHY?

Focuses efforts around highest

priority stories and encourages team work.

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TIPRANDOM QUESTION

DESCRIPTION

Choose a random question to be answered in the daily instead of one of the usual 3 questions. For example: Describe a challenge

you faced yesterday? Something I learned yesterday? What am I

looking forward to today? You can use this wheel to get more ideas:

http://www.agilesparks.com/daily-standup-wheel.

WHY?

Breaks routine to elevate energy level and attentiveness.

Creates opportunities for fresh new perspectives and hidden

valuable information.

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TIPDUMMY OF THE DAY

DESCRIPTION

In each daily meeting choose

one person to ask very basic

and supposedly obvious

questions.

WHY?

Creates a safe environment

for people to ask and learn.

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TIPGAME MASTER

DESCRIPTION

Choose a person to select a

fun and short game to start

the daily.

WHY?

Boosts energy.

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TIPTHE PERFECT DAY

DESCRIPTION

Answer the question: "What

needs to happen so that

tomorrow you would say that

today was the best day of the

sprint?"

WHY?

Generates new ideas for

improving the sprint.

Creates a constructive and

positive attitude.

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TIPONE WISH

FOR THE SPRINT

DESCRIPTION

Answer the question: "What

are your wishes for this

sprint?"

WHY?

Makes your dreams come true

:-)

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TIPTRUTH AND FALSE

ROUNDS

DESCRIPTION

Each participant makes a true

statement and a false one, the

rest of the team needs

to identify which is which.

WHY?

Encourages listening

and creates fun.

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TIPSWITCH PLACES

DESCRIPTION

At the beginning of the daily

meeting, ask people to switch

their standing location with

another team member.

WHY?

Wake up and gain a new

perspective.

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TIPROTI VOTE

DESCRIPTION

At the end of the daily, ask

people to vote 1-5 on Return

Of Time Invested (ROTI).

Those who voted 4 or 5 say

what made the meeting

valuable to them; 3 or lower

say one sentence on what

would have made the meeting

more valuable.

WHY?

Quick feedback on the meeting

and ways to improve

it's eficiency.

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TIPREPORT

ON SOMEONE ELSE

DESCRIPTION

In turns, team members

answers on behalf of another

team member.

WHY?

Encourages team work,

learning and empathy.

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TIPVOTE OF CONFIDENCE

ON SPRINT GOALS

DESCRIPTION

At the end of the daily

meeting, ask team members

to vote 1-5 on their conidence level on the chances the team

will achieve the goals set

for the sprint.

WHY?

Provides early feedback

on sprint issues and risks

Increases team's focus.

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TIP"HOW CAN I HELP"

ROUND

DESCRIPTION

Each team member states

what can they do to help

others progress with their

stories\tasks.

WHY?

Encourages team work,

learning and empathy.

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TIPNAME 3

DESCRIPTION

Each person should name three

things that caused either:

frustration/disappointment/

surprise/excitement/new

insights.

WHY?

Refreshes "stuck" atmosphere

and makes the daily more

interesting.

Shares valuable information

with team members.

Encourages participation and

proactiveness.

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TIP 3 GRATITUDES

DESCRIPTION

Three things that happened

since last daily for which I am

grateful. Either at work or

outside of it.

WHY?

Encourages a positive attitude

and outlook.

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TIPFACE AWAY

DESCRIPTION

Face away from the center.

WHY?

Makes people listen really well.

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TIPSPEED DAILY

DESCRIPTION

20 seconds for each participant

to speak.

WHY?

Exercises brevity and focus.

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TIPIMPEDIMENT BOARD

DESCRIPTION

Move raised obstacles to an

Improvement Board during the

Daily, Refer to it during or at

the end of the Daily - assign

to people and ask

about progress.

WHY?

Focuses attention to a publicly

visible chart indicating

obstacles and tracks the

progress of their resolution.

Accelerates the process of

removing impediments.

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TIPTIME THE MEETINGS

DESCRIPTION

Time the dailies and write the

timings on the team board.

WHY?

Use timing if there is

a problem of lengthy or too

short meetings. This can help

identify energy and attention

problems.

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TIPSIGNAL THE END

DESCRIPTION

Signal the end of the daily

with a throwaway phrase

(e.g., "Well, enjoy your lunch

everyone.")

or something similar.

WHY?

Ends the meeting with a clear

and energetic note.

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TIPROTATE THE

FACILITATOR

DESCRIPTION

Rotate assignment of the role

of facilitating the Daily.

WHY?

Encourages autonomy.

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TIPTHE USER STORY'S

POINT OF VIEW

DESCRIPTION

Answer the three questions as

if YOU are the User Story.

WHY?

Changes the perspective and

helps generate new ideas.

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TIPADD YOUR TIP

OF THE DAILY HERE.

DESCRIPTION

Encourage the team to raise

ideas and ind ways to improve their Daily meetings.

Add your team's tip to this

card.

WHY?

Improves team's ownership of

their own process.

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TIPHAVE A GREAT DAY :)

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