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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
I’d prefer quick no value to long no value.
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.
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.