If you were waiting on Bob to finish xyz, why does he wait up to a day before telling you he&#x27;s done?<p>After doing scrum for a few years, my impression is that stand-ups are useless because you can&#x27;t depend on them. They&#x27;re frequently too far away to be used for the purposes you&#x27;re talking about, so you always need an alternative. If that alternative is good, you might as well always use it and cancel the meeting.