The Daily Projector Update
All too often, this is how we see teams update their sprint backlog: Every morning during the daily scrum, the development team and Scrum master meet in front of a projector. The Scrum master pulls up the digital sprint backlog management tool and asks each developer for their status so she can update the sprint backlog accordingly. Dev team members stare lifelessly at the projector, waiting for their turn to speak. Very rarely does anyone update the sprint backlog at any other time.
Aside from the developers’ obvious lack of enthusiasm, what’s wrong with this scenario? First and foremost, the Scrum master shouldn’t be the one updating the sprint backlog. The development team should update it as often as they see fit. ...
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