> Except for management, as standups are a simple way of keeping psychological pressure on developers and squeezing every last bit out of them. When I was a ma

> Except for management, as standups are a simple way of keeping psychological pressure on developers and squeezing every last bit out of them. When I was a manager, I always found it to be far more effective to have team members apply psychological pressure to their peers, rather than apply pressure from the top down. Standups are best avoided by managers. I never felt the need for yet another meeting. In fact, an excessive number meetings are one of the main reasons I got out of the management business.