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In my experience, at least at bigger companies, standups are there to justify the project manager’s job. It’s for them to tally that everyone is doing their wo
by ulkesh 8y ago
In my experience, at least at bigger companies, standups are there to justify the project manager’s job. It’s for them to tally that everyone is doing their work. Simply, they see that the team wishes to meet for development purposes and it gets co-opted into a status meeting.
I find that small business gets it right more often because there is simply less bureaucracy and developers are much more trusted.
- fyfy18 8y agoFeel free to send them this way. I’m currently working at a startup where the CEO is the product owner/manager, as well as doing all the CEO duties. A good PM would be a dream come true right now.
- ulkesh 8y agoPMs have a role, no doubt. They should help facilitate discussion and help protect the team and communicate upward, and provide guidance where necessary. I have worked with some that did this well. I have also worked with some who cared so much about status that it negatively affected the team because they wanted five or more meetings a week (even stand-ups took an hour each). This type of disruption isn't limited to PMs, of course, it's just something I've found in my experience -- more-so than any other role.