Daily Scrum

[dey-lee skruhm]

Definition of Daily Scrum

Scrum’s daily ‘inspect and adapt’ ceremony; its purpose is to collect ‘today’s reality’, compare it to the Sprint’s Backlog, Goal, Objective, and Kaizen, and ‘inspect and adapt’ to determine what to do today.

See:

Kaizen, A philosophy of continuous improvement of working practices, personal efficiency, etc. and An improvement task for a person, Team, or Organization. 
Sprint Backlog, A ‘living document’ that consists of the Stories the Team has brought into the Sprint, along with their definitions of “Done” and (possibly) Tasks.
Sprint Goal, The Sprint Goal is something that the Scrum Team members agree to accomplish together within the Sprint; the Sprint Goal is often the Team’s Kaizen. The Sprint Goal defines success...
Sprint Objective Synonym for Product Goal. 

Examples

The Daily Scrum’s primary purpose is to figure out what to do today.

During the Daily Scrum, either the Product Owner or an affected Team Member should bring up the fact that a change in scope is necessary, and the ScrumMaster and the Team should figure out when to have a discussion about this.

Discussion

The Daily Scrum is a fundamental discussion that discovers the Team’s current realities and takes immediate and appropriate steps to do what needs to be done to move the work in the right direction.

External Sources

8 Reasons Why You Should Stand For Your Daily StandUp

Getting More Out Of Your Daily Scrum: The 5 Discussions Your Team Should Be Having

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"Daily Scrum" ScrumDictionary.com. Accessed Mar 18, 2025. https://scrumdictionary.com/term/daily-scrum/.