For my own environment, I find standups themselves to be worthless, but not pointless.
The worth, what we get out of them, is very very little. "Oh hey, people are working on different, unrelated things. Alright. Bye."
The point, the purpose of having the standup, is at least theoretically valuable. It gives us all a reason to reflect what we've been doing, and what still needs to be done. It also gives us the opportunity to ask "What's next?", although this is rarely needed, as upcoming events are usually conveyed effectively through email or larger meetings once every few months.
Do I want more meetings? Absolutely not! I hate talking to people about work. I just want to do the work and not blather on about it.
Do I want less meetings? Absolutely! I hate talking to people in a way that makes me feel like I'm somehow justifying my job. I justify my job by the work that I do, not by telling someone about the work that I do.
Do I think we should actually have less meetings? Absolutely not! They have a point. There is a purpose to them. There is a need. If everything were strictly through email, everyone would ignore everyone else entirely.
There is a purpose to have meetings, even if it has very little value.
The worth, what we get out of them, is very very little. "Oh hey, people are working on different, unrelated things. Alright. Bye."
The point, the purpose of having the standup, is at least theoretically valuable. It gives us all a reason to reflect what we've been doing, and what still needs to be done. It also gives us the opportunity to ask "What's next?", although this is rarely needed, as upcoming events are usually conveyed effectively through email or larger meetings once every few months.
Do I want more meetings? Absolutely not! I hate talking to people about work. I just want to do the work and not blather on about it.
Do I want less meetings? Absolutely! I hate talking to people in a way that makes me feel like I'm somehow justifying my job. I justify my job by the work that I do, not by telling someone about the work that I do.
Do I think we should actually have less meetings? Absolutely not! They have a point. There is a purpose to them. There is a need. If everything were strictly through email, everyone would ignore everyone else entirely.
There is a purpose to have meetings, even if it has very little value.