Daily standup vs. Micro-management
Why isn't the daily scrum considered to be micromanagement?
Under any other circumstances expecting to get a daily update from developers would be considered micromanagement. Maybe even pico-management. (did I just invent a term?)
Even a weekly update was considered borderline micromanagement by many.
What changed that the daily scrum is acceptable, both to the engineers and the Project Managers?
(Future question: can this change (if it exists) be used for more frequent updates in a non-scrum setup?)
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Why isn't the daily scrum considered to be micromanagement?
Under any other circumstances expecting to get a daily update from developers would be considered micromanagement. Maybe even pico-management. (did I just invent a term?)
Even a weekly update was considered borderline micromanagement by many.
What changed that the daily scrum is acceptable, both to the engineers and the Project Managers?
(Future question: can this change (if it exists) be used for more frequent updates in a non-scrum setup?)
scrum daily-scrum micro-management
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tiagoperes
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Danny Schoemann
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Why isn't the daily scrum considered to be micromanagement?
Under any other circumstances expecting to get a daily update from developers would be considered micromanagement. Maybe even pico-management. (did I just invent a term?)
Even a weekly update was considered borderline micromanagement by many.
What changed that the daily scrum is acceptable, both to the engineers and the Project Managers?
(Future question: can this change (if it exists) be used for more frequent updates in a non-scrum setup?)
scrum daily-scrum micro-management
edited 2 hours ago
tiagoperes
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asked 2 hours ago
Danny Schoemann
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Why isn't the daily scrum considered to be micromanagement?
Under any other circumstances expecting to get a daily update from developers would be considered micromanagement. Maybe even pico-management. (did I just invent a term?)
Even a weekly update was considered borderline micromanagement by many.
What changed that the daily scrum is acceptable, both to the engineers and the Project Managers?
(Future question: can this change (if it exists) be used for more frequent updates in a non-scrum setup?)
scrum daily-scrum micro-management
scrum daily-scrum micro-management
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The Daily Scrum is not an update-to-management meeting!
From the Scrum Guide (emphasis mine):
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team [...] This optimizes team collaboration and performance [...] The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. [...] The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If someone outside the Team is asking for progress reports or otherwise attempting to micromanage during the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master should request for him/her to stop.
If the developers are automatically reporting to someone outside the Team during the meeting (you can tell this if they always face someone during the meeting) even without being asked, then that someone should be removed from the meeting to remove this temptation.
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The daily scrum is not to be considered micromanagement because it does not target any individual.
Nobody feels threatened when everybody has to do it.
Furthermore it is more about getting more tasks to do then about reporting about yesterdays progressing - so no feel of microm.
answered 1 hour ago
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Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
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The Daily Scrum is not an update-to-management meeting!
From the Scrum Guide (emphasis mine):
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team [...] This optimizes team collaboration and performance [...] The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. [...] The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If someone outside the Team is asking for progress reports or otherwise attempting to micromanage during the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master should request for him/her to stop.
If the developers are automatically reporting to someone outside the Team during the meeting (you can tell this if they always face someone during the meeting) even without being asked, then that someone should be removed from the meeting to remove this temptation.
answered 1 hour ago
Sarov
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The Daily Scrum is not an update-to-management meeting!
From the Scrum Guide (emphasis mine):
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team [...] This optimizes team collaboration and performance [...] The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. [...] The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If someone outside the Team is asking for progress reports or otherwise attempting to micromanage during the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master should request for him/her to stop.
If the developers are automatically reporting to someone outside the Team during the meeting (you can tell this if they always face someone during the meeting) even without being asked, then that someone should be removed from the meeting to remove this temptation.
answered 1 hour ago
Sarov
8,35421739
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The Daily Scrum is not an update-to-management meeting!
From the Scrum Guide (emphasis mine):
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team [...] This optimizes team collaboration and performance [...] The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. [...] The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If someone outside the Team is asking for progress reports or otherwise attempting to micromanage during the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master should request for him/her to stop.
If the developers are automatically reporting to someone outside the Team during the meeting (you can tell this if they always face someone during the meeting) even without being asked, then that someone should be removed from the meeting to remove this temptation.
answered 1 hour ago
Sarov
8,35421739
The Daily Scrum is not an update-to-management meeting!
From the Scrum Guide (emphasis mine):
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team [...] This optimizes team collaboration and performance [...] The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. [...] The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If someone outside the Team is asking for progress reports or otherwise attempting to micromanage during the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master should request for him/her to stop.
If the developers are automatically reporting to someone outside the Team during the meeting (you can tell this if they always face someone during the meeting) even without being asked, then that someone should be removed from the meeting to remove this temptation.
answered 1 hour ago
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The daily scrum is not to be considered micromanagement because it does not target any individual.
Nobody feels threatened when everybody has to do it.
Furthermore it is more about getting more tasks to do then about reporting about yesterdays progressing - so no feel of microm.
answered 1 hour ago
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Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
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The daily scrum is not to be considered micromanagement because it does not target any individual.
Nobody feels threatened when everybody has to do it.
Furthermore it is more about getting more tasks to do then about reporting about yesterdays progressing - so no feel of microm.
answered 1 hour ago
Issy Forst
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Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
add a comment |
The daily scrum is not to be considered micromanagement because it does not target any individual.
Nobody feels threatened when everybody has to do it.
Furthermore it is more about getting more tasks to do then about reporting about yesterdays progressing - so no feel of microm.
answered 1 hour ago
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The daily scrum is not to be considered micromanagement because it does not target any individual.
Nobody feels threatened when everybody has to do it.
Furthermore it is more about getting more tasks to do then about reporting about yesterdays progressing - so no feel of microm.
answered 1 hour ago
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Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
Not sure I agree with your first two sentences. If the Big Boss(TM) is requesting status updates from the Team every day... that's still micro-management; s/he's just micro-managing the Team, rather than individuals.
– Sarov
1 hour ago
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