> Really? There needs to be time set aside in the day for an engineer to announce that something is blocking their work? What were they doing for the rest of th

> Really? There needs to be time set aside in the day for an engineer to announce that something is blocking their work? What were they doing for the rest of the day prior to the status meeting? Twiddling their thumbs? Office chair jousting tournament? When effective engineers get stuck, they ask for assistance immediately. Not tomorrow because PHB solicited that feedback. Immediately. Now. I have seen standups actually induce that simply because there is an expectation that you did something yesterday. So how do you always ensure that you did something yesterday? You might withold reporting completed work.