My preferred way to handle this is to explicitly acknowledge that the meeting isn't just sync-up, it's really two meetings: - sync up / status is 15 mins. Any

My preferred way to handle this is to explicitly acknowledge that the meeting isn't just sync-up, it's really two meetings: - sync up / status is 15 mins. Any implementation discussion gets put in the parking lot - once we've gone around the table, the rest of the meeting is handling the Q&A / parking lot we parked during the status discussion. Anyone not directly concerned by it is encouraged to leave, get out and be productive! This gets you the double benefits of interrupt coalescing (a single regular interruption instead of 2 smaller ones where one is an irregular surprise), and preserving the quickness and relevance of the stand-up, as it's really just the first 10-15 minutes of the calendar slot, after which you're good to leave.