The daily stand-up event is an essential component of the Scrum framework. Unfortunately, many people dislike it, and it can become a source of frustration for team members.
Although almost all teams conduct daily scrum, only a few teams adhere to the correct format, causing team members to feel as though it’s a waste of time and leaving participants unmotivated.
In this article, we will discuss why people dislike daily scrum, the actual objective of these events, and how to conduct them properly based on the Scrum Guide.
The reasons people dislike it?
The daily event is perhaps the most straightforward and well-known event, people (me included) usually refer to it as simply “daily,” and even those who don’t use Scrum have daily scrum events.
Most people work at least 8 hours a day, and even with the daily scrum lasting only 15 minutes the day, there are always numerous complaints about it.
Of course, the complaints vary from team to team, and from my experience, the most common ones are: