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Ash HN: Do you use written daily updates?

by kundi on 4/29/24, 1:11 AM with 1 comments

There are various tools, bots and opinions on using daily updates, especially in remote companies.

How do you see the value of daily updates and what value they provide in your opinion?

Some people would argue that they might be unnecessary when you use a good ticketing system as the updates could be contained within individual tickets, while others would say they find them useful besides using the ticket.

What's your opinion on them?

  • by cebert on 4/29/24, 1:51 AM

    I’d much rather have to give daily written updates over attending daily standup meetings. In my case, I’m required to participate in daily standups across multiple projects, which are inconveniently scheduled during my peak productivity hours in the morning. Often, these meetings offer minimal value since the status of our work is already visible in JIRA and other management systems. When team members require assistance or need to discuss specific topics, these could be addressed in separate, focused meetings rather than during a routine standup. It seems like we continue to hold these standups more out of adherence to Agile rituals than from a clear evaluation of their benefits.

    Management might need to reassess this practice. This is such an antiquated and unproductive exercise. Having a weekly status meeting would be much better.