I think standups can be good, but get rid of the mandatory status updates. Want to talk about something? Knowing you can put it on the agenda for the next stan

I think standups can be good, but get rid of the mandatory status updates. Want to talk about something? Knowing you can put it on the agenda for the next standup is great. If the standup isn't the right forum for the topic, then it's still probably the right forum to decide what the right forum is, and let's you include people who are unexpectedly interested. Talking about incoming tasks and bugs is also helpful, and is an important part of developing a collective understanding of priority and approach. And of course when there's some specific pressure or deadline, then you'll need to talk status and cover details. The standup is going to change based on needs. It's good to have a well-socialized team that regularly talks and both makes collective decisions and learns how to interpret those decisions when doing their personal work. Daily practice is worth it, and pays off double when something goes wrong.