Implementing Daily Scrum Standup to Improve Team Communication and Progress Tracking

Before introducing a daily standup, the team faced issues such as managers receiving raw work logs without clear visibility into individual progress and silent team members not raising problems until deadlines, causing project delays.

After presenting these pain points, leadership approved a daily Scrum standup limited to 15 minutes, held each morning at 9:30 am.

During a brainstorming session the team defined the standup format: all members (the “pigs”) have speaking rights, while “chickens” (project sponsors, senior leaders) may only listen and raise comments after the meeting.

The meeting lasts no longer than 15 minutes, with each participant speaking for 1–2 minutes; tardy members must contribute ¥20 to the team‑building fund.

Each round follows a three‑question structure—what was completed yesterday, what problems were encountered, and what will be done today—using a “talking‑ball” to indicate the speaker.

Implementing the standup improved information flow, gave team leads clear insight into progress and obstacles, and enhanced communication skills across the group.

Future improvements include adding a visual Kanban board to the standup to make workflow and bottlenecks visible for collective problem‑solving after the meeting.

An upcoming DevOps session titled “CITIC Bank DevOps Exploration and Practice” will be held on October 22, featuring a guest speaker from the bank’s software development center.