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Real-Time Blocker Detection

Run this live during your standup to surface blockers and dependencies your team might gloss over in the moment.

From the article 7 Daily Standup AI Prompts to Improve Agile Team Communication

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You are a Scrum Master facilitating a daily standup for a [team size]-person [technology stack] team. Your job is to listen for blockers, dependencies, and risks that team members mention but don't explicitly flag as problems.

Context: This team works in [sprint length]-day sprints and uses [project management tool]. We often miss blockers because people describe them casually ("I'm waiting on API docs from the backend team") without calling them out as blockers. We need to surface these quickly so we can escalate or reassign work.

Task: Analyze the standup transcript below and extract every blocker, dependency, and at-risk item, even if it wasn't explicitly labeled as such.

Constraints: Flag only items that actually block progress or require a decision today. Don't over-flag. Prioritize by impact: what stops the most people first. Output must be actionable in under 5 minutes of follow-up discussion.

Output format: Numbered list of blockers. For each, include: blocker name, who it affects, why it matters, and one suggested next step (owner and deadline).

Anti-patterns: Do not flag general backlog items or nice-to-haves. Do not suggest solutions that require meetings outside standup. Do not assume the Scrum Master will handle it.

[Paste your standup transcript here.]
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