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The agile daily team meeting, also known as the daily stand-up or check-in. It is a brief, daily ceremony focused entirely on delivery and team synchronisation. The meeting's purpose is to track progress against the sprint goals, foster collaboration, and identify any impediments blocking the team. The speaker emphasizes that this meeting is ineffective without the prerequisite ceremonies of refinement and planning; a team must have a clear and committed Sprint Backlog, before they can meaningfully check in on their progress.

The central tool for facilitating this meeting is the Kanban Board, which visually maps the team's workflow, typically with columns such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done'. The team's goal is to manage the flow of work across this board, and the daily stand-up is used to challenge the team to limit Work in Progress (WIP) and focus on completing tasks. The conversation should be crisp and focused on the activities and Tasks needed to move the sprint's User Stories to completion.

The video demonstrates how this is managed in Jira and Azure Boards. In Jira, the team uses the active sprint board as their Kanban view to move cards and discuss status. In Azure Boards, while a similar board view exists, the speaker recommends the more detailed 'Sprints' view. This interface is particularly effective for daily meetings as it provides a dedicated task board alongside the list of sprint stories, which gives better visibility into daily activities and collaboration.