The good, the bad and the ugly standup

Re:The good, the bad and the ugly standup by celticmusic on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:03PM (#22165136)

I once convinced a team to try going without standups, but instead put it in slack for a week. At the end I was the only one who thought it was a success. I had one guy tell me he didn't like it because he didn't read it if it was in slack.

My jaw kind of hit the floor. That was my point all along about standups, the information being conveyed isn't actually needed for your job.

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Re:The good, the bad and the ugly standup by jophde on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:36PM (#22165316)

Agree, status updates are a waste of time on Slack or in a real meeting. Nobody actually cares about others statuses. If there is a real blocker a competent worker should resolve it on their own without waiting until the next status meeting imo.

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Re:The good, the bad and the ugly standup by celticmusic on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:44PM (#22165376)

or pull in the people necessary to resolve it.

I don't really understand why people believe the only way communication happens is by standing up every day to talk about their feelings.

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