Edit: I misread this to mean “all devs take a week off” instead of “a light week in collaboration on some backlog stuff” - that makes total sense. I also misre

Edit: I misread this to mean “all devs take a week off” instead of “a light week in collaboration on some backlog stuff” - that makes total sense. I also misread the "first week" stuff to mean that you leave the room and take a week off. Having a light week while this is happening makes sense. It ends up being light anyway while the transitions happen. Apologies for the misread. As for madness - I was not at all implying the suggestion was madness, and different things work for different teams / projects. I personally find standups are super helpful so I wouldn't want to get rid of them. That regular cadence it creates is very helpful in making sure we all stick our heads up and incorporate what's going on around us. If your teams are doing this already without the regular touch-points, that's awesome, but I find that with most teams that is a learned thing that takes a lot of time, and regular scheduled places to update are important to success.