2018/08/23 by Viktoria Stray, Nils Brede Moe, Dag I. K. Sjøberg +1 · 1 voice
Computer Science · Psychology · #Affect (linguistics) #Expert finding and Q&A systems #Software #Software Engineering Techniques and Practices #Software bug #Software development #Software maintenance #Software quality #Team Dynamics and Performance #Work (physics) #cs.SE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1109/ms.2018.2875988
published as IEEE Software, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 70-77, May-June 2020
arxiv created 2018/08/23 · arxiv published 2018/08/23 · openalex publication_date 2018/10/22 · openalex created_date 2019/06/27 · arxiv updated 2021/06/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Members of high performing software teams collaborate, exchange information and coordinate their work on a frequent, regular basis. Most teams have the daily stand-up meeting as a central venue for these activities. Although this kind of meeting is one of the most popular agile practices, it has received little attention from researchers. We observed 102 daily stand-ups and interviewed 60 members of 15 teams in five countries. We found that the practice is usually challenging to conduct in a way that benefits the whole team. Many team members have a negative experience from conducting the meeting, which reduces job satisfaction, co-worker trust and well-being. However, the practice can be adjusted and improved to empower teams. In this article, we describe key factors that affect the meeting and propose four recommendations for improving the practice.