{"id":5036,"date":"2021-12-08T21:16:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=5036"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:39:04","slug":"daily-scrum-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/daily-scrum-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Daily Scrum Purpose?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a recent post analyzing each of the 3 daily scrum questions<\/a>, we covered the obvious<\/em> purpose of the daily scrum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Assess performance in the last 24 hours (i.e., Is everyone productive and advancing towards their objectives? Do yesterday\u2019s events change today\u2019s plan?)
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  2. Plan for the next 24 hours (i.e., is everyone on the same page regarding the work that needs to be done today? Does a teammate need help with a blocker?) <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In that same post, we discuss the less obvious<\/em> benefits of the daily scrum (such as gaining insights on engineer traits based on their answers, revealing organizational dysfunction based on common patterns, and so on). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But many Scrum teams don\u2019t reap these benefits, which makes them question the purpose of the daily scrum. Why keep having a meeting that isn\u2019t benefiting the team?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In our experience, this happens more often when teams are running synchronous<\/em> daily scrums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is because synchronous meetings come with 4 key problems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. They run too long.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. They\u2019re disruptive. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. They\u2019re hard to schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The updates aren\u2019t always relevant to the entire team.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      In this post, we look at those problems in more detail. Then we show you how using Geekbot<\/a>  (our asynchronous meeting tool that integrates with your Slack<\/a> and MS Teams account) can help solve the problems, letting your team run faster, less disruptive, and more productive daily scrums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How Synchronous Meetings Undermine Your Daily Scrum\u2019s Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Synchronous daily scrums are notorious for these 4 issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n