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It seems like the title of this essay should be "My Daily Standup is a Waste of Time." To which the obvious answer is: ok, so change it. That (in my humble op
by ineptech 6y ago
It seems like the title of this essay should be "My Daily Standup is a Waste of Time." To which the obvious answer is: ok, so change it. That (in my humble opinion) is the basic core feature of agile, that teams own their own processes.
So, if your standup is too long/short/etc, bring it up at retro, propose a fix, try that for a while, and iterate until it's working well. And if you're not empowered to change your process, well, change the title of your essay to, "Agile-in-name-only is a waste of time."
- alisonkisk 6y agoIf the agile solution to the standup is to remove the stand-up, and this solution is repeated across many times, then the standup is a waste of time. No need to feel that "agile" is threatened.
- heymijo 6y agoThe author circles back on himself though and notes that even though the 15 minute stand up itself is "a waste of time" the conversation it catalyzes amongst employees afterwards is of value.
- edoceo 6y agoThe ceremony to cast the magic spell is a waste of time. But without the ceremony the spell won't work. The ceremony is part of the spell.
- SkyPuncher 6y agoMy team runs a daily stand and it's the highlight of our day. * It cuts about a bunch of other noise and meetings because we hash a lot out during daily stand. * It a fun watecooler some days. * We have engineering, product management, and design in stand up. Great opportunity to understand and build empathy for other specialities.
- pseudalopex 6y agoStrange criticism. They suggest changes!