I claim that the daily stand-up is the single most beneficial agile practice, and also the simplest one to implement on any project. It's absolutely worth to sp

I claim that the daily stand-up is the single most beneficial agile practice, and also the simplest one to implement on any project. It's absolutely worth to spend 15 minutes each day to learn what others are working on, what problems did they encounter, how does it overlap with your tasks and what is the overall progress. Noticing only the perceived time expense without taking into account the big picture is very short-sighted. Of course all of this makes sense only when you work as a team, not on your own (although the iterative approach is desired even in such case).