Mike Lyons suggests Scrum Masters flip the daily standup: read the board right to left, starting with cards closest to done. Ask what it takes to finish each one and clear blockers instead of asking the standard three questions. Finish work before starting new work.
Hey, Scrum Masters, here's a tip for you. Those daily scrums, those daily standups that you run, they can get a little boring asking the same old three questions. What did you do yesterday? What are you gonna do today? Is anything blocking? Try something different in your daily standup. Instead of asking the three questions, pull the board up, look at the card that's closest to being finished, and ask the team, what's it gonna take to complete this card? Can we swarm that card and get this work to done? What blockers can I go after and clear up? And when you have the answers to that, choose the next card that's closest to being done. It is much more important that we finish work than start new work. In fact, don't even talk to me about what you're going to begin working on. Talk to me about what you're going to finish. Scrum Masters, great Kanban tip for you. Work the board right to left.
