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> But you can share your daily status asynchronously as well. In practice, this is harder because people don't speak up unless prodded. And on Slack, I spend a
by scott_w 1y ago
> But you can share your daily status asynchronously as well.
In practice, this is harder because people don't speak up unless prodded. And on Slack, I spend a lot of time and effort prodding people for that update, whereas a stand-up takes 15 minutes, tops.
Not attending stand-up is a lot more visible than silently ignoring an async update request on Slack.
- coldtea 1y ago>Not attending stand-up is a lot more visible than silently ignoring an async update request on Slack If a second "please respond, I need the answer now" Slack message is not enough, you have bigger problems
- scott_w 1y agoSo add yet more process and bureaucracy instead of following tried and true management techniques of having a synchronous meeting lasting 15 minutes every morning?
- laserlight 1y agoThis whole thread is about how standups are not “tried and true”.
- scott_w 1y agoIgnoring the basics of a simple process doesn’t make the process “bad.”