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name: daily-standups description: Master daily standup facilitation with focus, time management, and effective patterns for team synchronization and impediment identification.

Daily Standups

Facilitate focused daily standups that synchronize the team, identify blockers, and maintain momentum toward sprint goals.

When to Use This Skill

• Daily team synchronization
• Progress updates
• Impediment identification
• Re-planning work
• Maintaining focus
• Team alignment
• Quick problem-solving
• Building teamwork

Core Concepts

1. Standard 3 Questions

1. What did I complete yesterday?
2. What will I work on today?
3. What blockers do I have?

2. Standup Format

Time: 15 minutes (time-boxed) When: Same time daily Who: Development team + Scrum Master (+ PO optional) Where: Same location (physical or virtual)

Structure:

• Walk the board (task-focused)
• Round-robin (person-focused)
• Today's plan first (future-focused)

3. Walking the Board

Copy## Sprint Board Review

**To Do** → **In Progress** → **Done**

Story: User Login
├── Design mockup ✅ (Done)
├── API development 🔄 (Bob, blocked by auth library)
└── UI implementation 📋 (Alice, starting today)

Story: Password Reset
├── Email template ✅ (Done)
└── Backend logic 🔄 (Carol, testing today)

Best Practices

1. Stand up - Literally stand (keeps it short)
2. Time-box strictly - 15 minutes maximum
3. Focus on sprint goal - Relevant updates only
4. Identify blockers - Resolve offline
5. Same time, same place - Consistency
6. Everyone participates - No observers
7. Update taskboard - Real-time visibility
8. Park discussions - Take detailed talks offline

Resources

• Standup Patterns: Effective formats
• Virtual Standup Tools: Miro, Jira boards