if your standup is taking 30-45 minutes you are doing it wrong. All you need is: What you did yesterday, what you are doing today, and what you are stuck on/ne

if your standup is taking 30-45 minutes you are doing it wrong. All you need is: What you did yesterday, what you are doing today, and what you are stuck on/need someone else's time with. Some clarifying questions/interruptions from others in the stand-up are fine ("yesterday I got stuck on foo and I-" "Was it foo-bar, or foo-quux?" "Quux" "Oh did you try the flibble button?" "Why would I need to do that?" "Well since last month's release if you dont use the flibble button..." etc), but if they go on for more than 30 seconds they need to be shut down and done outside of the standup. My team has up to 20-25 people in a standup and we're usualy done well inside of 15 minutes. Other tips are scheduling them before a set time (e.g. before the canteen opens so if you over-run you are late to lunch), or doing them early in the day so they don't interrupt the daily grind too much -> get in at 8:30, get your coffee, 20 minutes email triage -> 10 min standup, and its 9am and you've got the whole rest of the day to do