“Require” being an operative word. In the day of agile theater (doing things consultants told you were part of a framework but don’t create nimble-ness) there are not many that actually use the time as a valuable huddle. My wife and I, however, use this all the time and it’s amazing. I almost get the sense from your post that this chat is at best awful or should be dumped. You may be right. It’s only valuable for teams that don’t need it but like it and get a benefit…as are all things.
It’s not to compensate for lack of collaboration. Or, it can be, but not when it’s working well. For healthy teams, it’s a daily reset. Close collaboration throughout the day doesn’t remove the value of a daily, AM huddle. People go home, sleep, spend time away from the mission. Once a day, level- set before jumping in. It keeps you from wandering.
Or don’t. It’s up to you. Just don’t speak for everyone with Stand-Up generalizations.
“Require” being an operative word. In the day of agile theater (doing things consultants told you were part of a framework but don’t create nimble-ness) there are not many that actually use the time as a valuable huddle. My wife and I, however, use this all the time and it’s amazing. I almost get the sense from your post that this chat is at best awful or should be dumped. You may be right. It’s only valuable for teams that don’t need it but like it and get a benefit…as are all things.
The standup is to compensate for the lack of collaboration during the rest of the day. So if you just remove it, things get worse.
It is however hard to spot the effect of collaboration. Slow pace, technical debt and silos.
It’s not to compensate for lack of collaboration. Or, it can be, but not when it’s working well. For healthy teams, it’s a daily reset. Close collaboration throughout the day doesn’t remove the value of a daily, AM huddle. People go home, sleep, spend time away from the mission. Once a day, level- set before jumping in. It keeps you from wandering.
Or don’t. It’s up to you. Just don’t speak for everyone with Stand-Up generalizations.