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Re: How to? Getting things done...
A common characteristic in Agile is the daily "stand-up", also known as the daily scrum. In a brief session, team members report to each other what they did the previous day toward their team's sprint goal, what they intend to do today toward their team's sprint goal, and any roadblocks or impediments they can see to their team's sprint goal.
A few key point. The sprint would be a set of goals to reach in a short period of time (in FRC 4 to 7 days) Like working drive base mockup (mechanical and code) in the next 5 days.
So the morning stand up would be a discussion of what needs to happen today. Cover what got done in the prior build period, what needs to happen today including process and parts. Discussing blockers is important so people can be aware of what they are and resources can be assigned to work on knocking them down.
Because of the short cycle in FRC and that people change from day to day, a standup meeting at the end of the day would be good. This gives a better continuity between sessions. It's also a chance to get a list of parts needed so they can be ordered.
The use of the scrum would give most teams the best benefits and quickest return on efforts. There is lots more to Agile, but it you would need to plan in Sept/Oct how to do a full Agile cycle.
You don't need a Scrum Master (I'm certified) to run the meetings. Keeping records of the what, when, how, who of the meeting and keeping the meeting on track (and SHORT) is the primary job.
I like a dedicated whiteboard to track the day to day stuff, YMMV.
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