# Running Effective Agile Standup Meetings

DevFeed: [Running Effective Agile Standup Meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/running-effective-agile-standup-meetings-28198.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://fuzzyblog.io/blog/management/2019/11/06/running-effective-agile-standup-meetings.html>)

Author: Fuzzygroup

Published: 2019-11-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Scott Johnson](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/scott-johnson.md>)

Topics: [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [daily](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/daily.md>), [effective](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/effective.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [offsite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offsite.md>), [scrum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scrum.md>), [startup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startup.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [zoom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zoom.md>)

## AI overview

A personal account of effective daily Agile stand-up meetings for a team of eight. The recommended practices include starting on time regardless of attendance, scheduling meetings five minutes after the hour, using a consistent meeting URL, and following a simple three-question format.

## Source excerpt

So my new gig has moved to doing daily agile standup meetings and while I've done these before, I don't think I've ever seen them done quite so consistently well. And the credit for this goes to my boss, Dave Sifry, who is our lead facilitator. We are a team of 8 people and, so far, we have brought them in at under the scheduled 15 minutes per meeting every time. Here are the techniques that we are using: Start on time. If everyone isn't there, well, the meeting happens anyway. Ideally, if the team lead isn't on time, the meeting happens anyway. Scheduled for 5 minutes after the hour. This allows people in other meetings to make it. A consistent Url. This is the one down side to Zoom - the meeting can't start if the leader isn't present. If we used Google Meet then that wouldn't be an issue. A simple format. A ridiculously simple, fast format: Here's what I'm up to today Here's what I'm stuck on. How can I help anyone else? While I'm generally not a fan of meetings, agile stand ups, done this way, tend to bring developers into line. Even if a developer isn't good with email - or good with text messages - normally they can handle "show up at time X for 15 minutes every day". In closing, while I'm not a huge proponent of heavy weight agile processes (think scrum / agile velocity), I am really enjoying daily stand ups again. Recommended.