I call this "cargo cult management", where they pick up the trappings of an effective team, but do nothing to take on the mindset. If your meeting is an hour an

I call this "cargo cult management", where they pick up the trappings of an effective team, but do nothing to take on the mindset. If your meeting is an hour and a half long, and each person speaks for 10 minutes a piece, then it ain't a standup. And that's OK. Trying to force agile onto a team that only does ongoing manual processes is doomed to failure, and its OK to say that out loud. Not every task must be conceptualized as a story, and it's OK to admit that.