Daily standups are not useful to me, but having just a periodic conversation with who you work with is more useful that both just standups and/or just checking

Daily standups are not useful to me, but having just a periodic conversation with who you work with is more useful that both just standups and/or just checking issue lists. A lot of times, there are plenty who simply don't talk about the projects they are working on unless prompted. This extends even to JIRA tickets, which can feel like bookkeeping than actual work. For me, this tends to be a constant problem, but adding more layers of protocol tends to scare people more than anything. This can be like a fear around saying you couldn't get anything done yesterday. With simple conversations where I can just talk with team members for an hour or so is more revealing that trying to answer specific questions. The important thing is not to cover each detail. Instead, for me, is just conversing about problems where we all gain more insight in what we are doing that helps a lot.