I've had a lot of various stand-up formats. Most are junk. Many are mainly for the PMs and managers at the cost of everyone else.
But my current format for over a year is:
- One day a week about 20 of us get on Zoom, the 6 "group leads" give 1-2 minutes of updates. The director gives big picture updates, chases down any critical issues. Anyone has a chance to raise anything. About 45 minutes long.
- Every day, a "stand-up" channel in Slack, everyone adds 1-4 bullet points of what they're up to, things they're fighting with, etc. Takes about 30 seconds to write, another 30 seconds to skim. About once a week I see an item I need to be more aware of and I follow-up on it directly.
It's... fine? I wouldn't call it great, or "the solution to stand-ups" but for once I'm actually feeling an appropriate balance between spending time and getting value.
But my current format for over a year is:
- One day a week about 20 of us get on Zoom, the 6 "group leads" give 1-2 minutes of updates. The director gives big picture updates, chases down any critical issues. Anyone has a chance to raise anything. About 45 minutes long.
- Every day, a "stand-up" channel in Slack, everyone adds 1-4 bullet points of what they're up to, things they're fighting with, etc. Takes about 30 seconds to write, another 30 seconds to skim. About once a week I see an item I need to be more aware of and I follow-up on it directly.
It's... fine? I wouldn't call it great, or "the solution to stand-ups" but for once I'm actually feeling an appropriate balance between spending time and getting value.