Scrum meeting late fees

It’s good to see someone speaking out against this practice.

Also nice to see Rachel and Tobias chiming in.

Punishing lateness avoids the root cause and can breed resentment as the team feel that the process is being imposed.

Clipped from powersoftwo.agileinstitute.com
In order to deter people from showing up late to their daily “Scrum” or “stand-up” meeting, some teams charge the culprit(s) a fine, or make them do some embarrassing activity (such as singing) for the team. Some teams use the money to buy lunch for the team once a month or so. (If that’s you: Please stop it! You’re rewarding the wrong behavior.)
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August 11th, 2009 in Clog, Uncategorized

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