Overcoming Four Common Objections to the Daily Scrum

Some meetings are helpful and worth the time investment. Mike Cohn puts well-run daily scrum meetings in that category.

In this article, Mike Cohn shares how he handles four common objections to participating in daily scrums.

1. We Talk A Lot Already
2. Nothing Important Is Ever Discussed
   1. Set Expectations
   2. Determine if the Objection Is Valid
3. Can’t We Just Do This by Email?
4. The Meetings Take Too Long

He then shares some attributes of a well-run daily scrum so that there will be no objections to participating.

1. Meetings Are at the Same Time and Place Each Day
2. Meetings Start on Time
3. The Meetings Are Kept to No More than Fifteen Minutes
4. Problems Are Identified But Not Solved in the Meeting
5. Participants Stay on Topic
6. Rules Are Enforced by the Whole Team, Not Just the Scrum Master
7. The Whole Team and Only the Team Participates

Read the complete article here: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/overcoming-four-common-objections-to-the-daily-scrum