Ever since they were introduced to software in the 1990s, standup meetings have become very popular, either informally or as part of Scrum, Agile, and related “methodologies” (although ironically the Agile manifesto says “individuals and interactions over processes”). It can be hard to find a product team that isn’t using a daily meeting like this to organize their work, such that it’s become a default way of organization. However I think there are a number of downsides that should be considered before adopting standups. They can be useful for
Standups Considered Harmful
Standups Considered Harmful
Standups Considered Harmful
Ever since they were introduced to software in the 1990s, standup meetings have become very popular, either informally or as part of Scrum, Agile, and related “methodologies” (although ironically the Agile manifesto says “individuals and interactions over processes”). It can be hard to find a product team that isn’t using a daily meeting like this to organize their work, such that it’s become a default way of organization. However I think there are a number of downsides that should be considered before adopting standups. They can be useful for