&gt; The rituals, mainly the standups and grooming sessions, were fantastic. Standups are a great way to keep everyone aligned on the work.<p>Can anyone elaborate why they find standups useful? The planning board should already communicate what&#x27;s being done, what&#x27;s been done and why people are blocked. I only find them helpful if some people in the team generally don&#x27;t communicate well what they&#x27;re up to (e.g. during daily work, over lunch). Otherwise I find most people zone out during the standup and it just interrupts work.