Lean from the Trenches

Second Tier: Sync Meetings per Specialty

At precisely 9:45, a second set of daily stand-ups takes place, during which the members of each specialty (requirements analysis, test, development) meet separately to synchronize their work across all feature teams.

All the testers gather in front of a test status board and discuss how to make best use of their time today. The embedded testers have just completed the daily stand-up within their feature team, so they have fresh information about what is going on within each team.

Tom:

Today we need to focus on usability issues in system test. Any help is appreciated.

Lisa:

I’ll join you in an hour or ...