Daily Stand-up: A short daily team meeting, often 15 minutes, where each person shares what they did, what they will do next and whether anything is blocking them.
Example
"Yesterday I finished the form validation. Today I’ll write the tests. I’m blocked on access to the test database."
Why Daily Stand-up matters for IT interns
It is your daily chance to be visible and ask for help. Keep your update short and specific.
Where you will hear it
You will hear this term in team routines such as stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
Related terms
- Agile: A way of working where teams build software in small pieces, get feedback often and adjust their plans…
- Backlog: A list of work the team may do in the future — features, bugs and improvements — usually ordered by priority.
- Bug: A problem where the software doesn’t behave the way it is supposed to.
- Epic: A large piece of work that is broken down into smaller user stories.
- Kanban: A way of managing work on a board with columns such as To Do, In Progress and Done, focusing on a steady flow…
- Product Backlog: The complete, prioritised list of everything that might be built into the product.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Daily Stand-up?
A short daily team meeting, often 15 minutes, where each person shares what they did, what they will do next and whether anything is blocking them.
What is an example of Daily Stand-up?
"Yesterday I finished the form validation. Today I’ll write the tests. I’m blocked on access to the test database."
Why does Daily Stand-up matter for IT interns?
It is your daily chance to be visible and ask for help. Keep your update short and specific.
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