Whether standups are useless or not depends on the dynamics of the team. With the team I'm currently working in there are no standups, all communication is asyn

Whether standups are useless or not depends on the dynamics of the team. With the team I'm currently working in there are no standups, all communication is async and everyone knows what everyone else is working on. If there's a problem, holler in chat, or discuss IRL. There's also the project board where anyone can just hop in to see progress. There is a trust in each other in my team, which is not something I can say for other teams I've been with. The whole agile methodology shouldn't be taken as is. Standups, sprint planning, retro etc all can be ala-carted with modifications depending on what type of team you're in and the people in it. The ideal scenario is that the team is a well-oiled machine, much like a precision, well built watch. No standups or meetings that force context switches and interruptions. Adapt to the team. Do away with unnecessary processes. Just because standups are done everywhere doesn't mean you have to do it just for the sake of 'following the process'. It also doesn't mean you should do away with it, if you have a team that's new, or if there's a lack of communication or trust in each other. Isn't the point of agile, to be agile in everything that we do, including the agile processes themselves?