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A standup is for communication. "Here's what I'm working on, here's something cool I found out, Oh hey I have some code related to what you're working on, I nee

A standup is for communication. "Here's what I'm working on, here's something cool I found out, Oh hey I have some code related to what you're working on, I need help, That sounds awesome, What a pain in the ass setting up VMs is", etc. I've actually found it's also a good way for the manager to communicate what s/he is doing, by participating as an equal. The standup should not devolve into the manager pointing a figure at each team member and asking them when they'll be done with a certain task.

joesmo 12y ago
I do agree that communication is the intention, but in practice, that's just not how it plays out.
- jonstewart 12y ago
  I've never had a standup go on for longer than 15 minutes. Perhaps one of the ultimate takeaways for the OP is that there are N tools in the manager's toolbox, and N^N ways to abuse them.
jmccree 12y ago
In my personal opinion, if you need to set aside 15 minutes per day, killing at least 45 mins of productivity, for people to communicate, then your communication processes are broken. All of the things you mention could be communicated throughout the day in a team chat room. If someone needs help, they should send up a flare immediately via email or chat and get assistance as soon as someone is free. In my personal experience, standups are practically useless if you have a team that has good communication practices. You know what people are working on from the ticket system, things are shared throughout the day as people work on chat, and if you do need some level of daily status report, having everyone email one in directly to the manager is the most efficient route.
- jonstewart 12y ago
  That's funny. Right now my colleagues and I are remote, and I really miss having a standup and often despair at using chat all day long. For me, it feels like an interruption throughout the day and frustratingly low bandwidth.

joesmo 12y ago

I do agree that communication is the intention, but in practice, that's just not how it plays out.

jonstewart 12y ago
I've never had a standup go on for longer than 15 minutes. Perhaps one of the ultimate takeaways for the OP is that there are N tools in the manager's toolbox, and N^N ways to abuse them.

jmccree 12y ago

In my personal opinion, if you need to set aside 15 minutes per day, killing at least 45 mins of productivity, for people to communicate, then your communication processes are broken. All of the things you mention could be communicated throughout the day in a team chat room. If someone needs help, they should send up a flare immediately via email or chat and get assistance as soon as someone is free. In my personal experience, standups are practically useless if you have a team that has good communication practices. You know what people are working on from the ticket system, things are shared throughout the day as people work on chat, and if you do need some level of daily status report, having everyone email one in directly to the manager is the most efficient route.

jonstewart 12y ago
That's funny. Right now my colleagues and I are remote, and I really miss having a standup and often despair at using chat all day long. For me, it feels like an interruption throughout the day and frustratingly low bandwidth.