You don’t need standups
One thing I don&#x27;t like about standups is that they can create a false sense of either blockage or someone being ineffective at their job.  For instance, there have been many times where I&#x27;ve worked on a task or a set or related tasks for weeks or months, simply because the tasks required a lot of forethought and careful planning.  There were times I somewhat dreaded standups because I knew that I&#x27;d say that I&#x27;m doing the same thing I&#x27;d been doing for the last several days, like a broken record.  I don&#x27;t want to have to say &quot;Yup, still workin&#x27; on those bugs&quot; every morning.  When shit&#x27;s fixed or I&#x27;ve completed a feature, <i>I&#x27;ll let you know</i>.<p>In fact, all I like about standups is seeing my team mates once a day.  Besides that, there&#x27;s almost no upside.  Literally everyone can read the project board to see what we&#x27;re up to.  If you&#x27;re really so curious as to what everyone is doing, why not just look at that?