It's been a long time since I last read it, and it's interesting how times changed. On daily standups, from he manifesto: > Business people and developers mu

It's been a long time since I last read it, and it's interesting how times changed. On daily standups, from he manifesto: > Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. > The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. The "standup" theatrical part isn't in it, but that begs for daily meetings in the same physical place really. Also...no. Verbal communication isn't effective or efficient. It's fast and natural, and perhaps comfortable to many. In our current corporate environment, effectiveness (providing the right info in the right form) and efficiency (minimizing back and forth) will probably be better achieved with documents and open chat with all the parties involved, even if (in particular if?) it means slower throughput and more deliberate communication.