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What is the difference between Daily Scrum and Daily Standup?

There is no difference between a Daily Scrum and a Daily Standup. However, it is important to note that Daily Scrum is the official name. Daily Standup, daily startup … they are all synonyms for the same phenomenon: Daily Scrum.

It is a daily meeting of the team you are taking on the project with. Meetings last a maximum of 15 minutes. The goal: for the next 24 hours figure out the best course to follow. So that the Sprint Goal will be achieved. For example, by asking three questions during the Daily Scrum:

• What have we been able to do after the last Daily Scrum?
• What do we plan to do until the next Daily Scrum?
• Are there any issues we are running into and need help with?

Here are the 6 benefits of a Dailyyscrum

Why is the Dailyscrum meeting important? Good question, but we also have a good answer. Below we’ve detailed all the benefits for you.

• It improves mutual communication as you have daily contact;
• It eliminates the need for other meetings;
• It is an apt way to spot any obstacles;
• It motivates very smooth and quick decision making (short lines);
• It optimizes knowledge within the Scrum team;
• It is always open and transparent. With that, it is not possible to cut corners, because the sprint goal is clear to everyone during the Daily Scrum.

Daily Scrum (or Daily Standup) & Scrum Master

Put the focus on the output you envision. The Scrum Master pays attention to the fact that the output is valuable. The Scrum Master is not comparable to an executive or a project leader, but the development team is in charge. The Scrum Master makes sure the Dailyscrum takes place, everyone is nice and active and there are no endless discussions.

Complete checklist for the Daily Scrum

Target

Creating a plan for the next 24 hours. The activities of team members are aligned, ensuring important aspects such as smooth decision making, alignment and knowledge of the project.

Frequency

Every day for up to 15 minutes

Present

• Development Team
• Scrum Master(optional)
• Product Owner(optional)

Prepare

• Are all tasks on the backlog updated?
• Have all team members thought about the Daily Scrum issues:

• What did I do?
• What am I going to do?
• Do I need help with anything else?

• Can the meeting be held at the Sprint Backlog?

Who does what?

Step 1: All members of the development team answer the Dailyscrum questions:

• What did I do?
• What am I going to do?
• Do I need help with anything else?

Step 2: Support each other and see where people can help each other.

Step 3: Are there any dependencies with other teams?

Step 4: The Scrum Master notes the (possible) obstacles?

Result

• Short and powerful meeting, lasts no longer than 15 minutes;
• Follow-up is summarized (who what when);
• The Sprint Backlog has been completely updated;
• There is a list of (possible) obstacles;
• Should additional meetings be scheduled.