What do use as a punishment for being late or missing a Scrum stand-up meeting or breaking the build?
Silly hats, posters with disgruntled old ladies, push ups, even eating bugs gets proposed in other teams.
Our scrum master for the latest iPhone App we’re working on decided we owe him 20 push-ups for being late at stand-ups. That came in handy, I thought, because I could use some physical workout… but what actually happened is that a joke came to my mind…
So far, my personal take is that the idea of a punishment and the mood scrum techniques put you in while working on a project are enough to keep you focused and make you give 110% to get your tasks completed for the next stand-up meeting. I realize that might not be the case for everyone…
What punishments are used in other scrum environments? What penalties do you employ?
Meanwhile, if your scrum master has opted for the 20 push-ups penalty, feel free to forward him this joke 
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