It depends on what you compare it to. It's supposed to be fewer meetings than the alternative. Standups aren't supposed to be about managing, there is no manag

It depends on what you compare it to. It's supposed to be fewer meetings than the alternative. Standups aren't supposed to be about managing, there is no manager present. Ours takes 5 to 10 minutes before lunch. However Scrum has become so formalised, so focused on certifications and titles and the exact way to do it, that it's become the opposite of what Agile was trying to achieve.