In theory I agree, and what works for one team may not work for another (Scrum and Agile are just a starting point). We do a decent amount of up-front planning

In theory I agree, and what works for one team may not work for another (Scrum and Agile are just a starting point). We do a decent amount of up-front planning before committing to work, so day-to-day there aren't a ton of directional decisions left to make. So what works for us are two questions: - What are you working on? - What are your blockers?