Is this really so popular? I kind of thought these stand-ups are something out of the books on management, that is never used in reality by people who do the ac

Is this really so popular? I kind of thought these stand-ups are something out of the books on management, that is never used in reality by people who do the actual work. Seriously, I don't see why my team would need this. We just have an IM-chat, if you want to notify others on the team about the problem we have — here you go. If there is something a bit less open for discussion and involvind a greater number of people — write an email. Besides that, if you are working in the same office at the same time and need a discussion — why not just speak of a problem, when it arises?