Niko-Niko Calendar | Glossary

Definition
 The Niko-Niko calendar is used by Agile team,s to record the emotions of the team members on a daily basis at the end of the day. Over time, the Niko-Niko calendar reveals patterns of change in the moods of the team, or of individual members.

Origin
It originates from the Japanese word “niko” meaning “smile”, following a common pattern of word doubling in Japanese, “niko-niko” has a meaning close to “smiley” or “emoji”. It means “mood board”.

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Meta Scrum | Glossary

Definition
The meta scrum is analogous to the Daily Scrum, at team level. It’s used in projects involving multiple teams, thereby scaling it for the purpose of coordinating resources and inter-dependencies. This meeting or forum, involves Project Mangers, Scrum Masters and Product owners.

Further Reading

  • Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time”, by Jeff Sutherland.
  • “Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process”, by Kenneth S. Rubin.

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