Ask HN: What do you think about daily standups?
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The less formal, the best. Because that's exactly what the intent behind it is: the equivalent of a team's gathering about a cup of coffee/tea/water/anything to discuss/chat about the mood of everyone, and the quick status of their work.
Alas... in most of the companies I met, it's become a rigidified strictly business ritual.
Alas... in most of the companies I met, it's become a rigidified strictly business ritual.
yeah i agree with you
the less formal, the more creative ideas will be generated by the employees
I prefer an automated check-in via email or Slack or Basecamp or any software where I or the team can write what we want to work on and thus everybody can read it when they feel like.
Of course there are few teams that can use them properly but in my experience these teams anyhow get the same benefit without this special meeting. Working teams have their way to find out what is happening daily without a structure being imposed.
If the team works well together then any meeting will be a good meeting. If not, then the only meeting happening should be about how to solve team collaboration.
A better alternative for in-office will be to facilitate to a team to have morning coffee/tea or breakfast together.