Trust me, it provides value. For those of us with problems leaving everything to the last minute, having a little biweekly accountability and structure can really help prevent problems from getting too big.
My old job legitimately did 5 minute standups. A person saying they were struggling with something would often get interrupted by someone else volunteering to help them after standup. It was incredible. I miss it so much.
I ran sub-ten-minute stand-ups for a while. If anyone ever went over one minute (LOOKING AT YOU, SOMNATH) I’d make a super annoying noise and cut them off.
Same. I have yet to see anyone implement a true 15 minute standup.
My seven person team completes a stand-up in less than 15 minutes twice a week. Does it provide value? Probably not. Is it fast? Yes.
I’d prefer quick no value to long no value.
Trust me, it provides value. For those of us with problems leaving everything to the last minute, having a little biweekly accountability and structure can really help prevent problems from getting too big.
My old job legitimately did 5 minute standups. A person saying they were struggling with something would often get interrupted by someone else volunteering to help them after standup. It was incredible. I miss it so much.
I’ve been on multiple teams that do and it’s so much better than the teams that don’t.
Ideal standup (cameras off):
-2:00 - 0:00 mark: light chit chat if earlybirds want while waiting for standup to start
15s-45s / per person: what did you work on yesterday, what are you working on today.
0-2min total for offboard updates: who has a doctor’s appointment, needs to take time off, happy anniversary, etc.
I ran sub-ten-minute stand-ups for a while. If anyone ever went over one minute (LOOKING AT YOU, SOMNATH) I’d make a super annoying noise and cut them off.
I have 3/week and they rarely go above 10 🤷♂️ if we actually stayed on topic, it’d probably be closer to 5, but I don’t mind a little meandering
My last company was similar, but a bigger team and maybe 15-20min.