> Standups are actually useful for keeping an eye on the newbies. If you're relying on a daily standup to keep the newbies on track, then something is deeply b

> Standups are actually useful for keeping an eye on the newbies. If you're relying on a daily standup to keep the newbies on track, then something is deeply broken with your management and people development structure. They should be continually coached one-on-one, rather than left to fend for themselves only then to pipe up once per day. A little time investment by both the noob and someone more seasoned really, genuinely helps them to get up to speed. It's something that will pay itself back many times over in the future. I've experienced both when I stepped in as a greenhorn, I leveled up so much faster when I had the ability to pepper questions throughout the day to someone more seasoned. And I remember feeling discouraged and listless in a culture where you don't interrupt the senior people, wait for the standup, regurgitate your problems, speak the scrum prayer every morning. Does it cost something in terms of efficiency, or vElOCiTy? Sure, but like I said above, the returns on investment compound when you really care about developing people, and not being a slave to the scrum process.