Daily Stand-up
Daily stand-ups start the day in the best way possible and improve communication in your team, which directly affects the outcomes of collaborative tasks.
Daily stand-ups start the day in the best way possible and improve communication in your team, which directly affects the outcomes of collaborative tasks.
A daily stand-up takes place every day – typically in the morning. It’s where your team leader briefs you on upcoming tasks.
As the name suggests, daily stand-up meetings should have everyone standing (if possible) to make sure the meetings stay short, direct, and on-topic. Yes, even if you are working from home.
A good stand-up meeting lasts anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes.
During this time, your team leaders can make sure that everyone’s aligned with and informed about the latest developments – whether they’re positive or negative.
When done right, daily stand-up meetings can be the most effective and straightforward way to communicate within the team and make sure that everyone’s up to speed.
Stand-ups follow a very typical structure, where each team member answer the following three questions:
A daily stand-up meeting comes with many benefits for companies that include them in their daily routine.
Some of the key benefits include…
By keeping daily stand-up meetings short, you focus on key tasks without your mind drifting off-topic to less urgent stuff.
Regular daily stand-up meetings reduce the need for long and boring meetings since your entire team will stay up-to-date with the latest developments within the team.
Daily stand-ups also allow your team leader to spot any obstacles your team might be facing quickly. Use them to fix issues as soon as they appear to maintain a smooth workflow.
Finally, daily stand-ups boost morale and motivation as they’re short, energetic, and just what team members need to start their day on a positive note – a bit like coffee.
But in a remote working environment, daily stand-ups can be a real problem if you’re using traditional conferencing software.
Enter Kosy!
Participating in a daily stand-up can be challenging for remote teams. When you work from home without a virtual office environment, you might miss daily stand-ups – boo!
It doesn’t have to be that way!
Kosy equips remote teams with a virtual office space that allows you to plug real-life office elements straight into your digital environment.
Pretty sweet.
With Kosy, there’s no wasting time to check if you missed anything important – or fun! You and your team can share status updates in a clockwise direction (or counterclockwise, if you insist), which makes it easy to organize short and on-point daily stand-ups.
For your next remote daily stand-up meeting, you can rely on us here at Kosy. Our platform is very easy to use, and it’ll streamline the entire process.
Sign up for a free account, and make sure to invite your friends to give it a shot.
Coworking is where you work alongside your teammates, tap their shoulders whenever you have a question, and crack the occasional joke.
War room meetings are used for teams to gather to discuss current projects. But don’t let the name fool you; it can still be cozy.
Team meetings are prescheduled and everyone’s briefed on the topics in advance. They improve collaboration and productivity so each project runs smoothly and on time.
Quick catch-ups are informal meetings. Actually, they’re a rare type of office meeting where “business stuff” is pushed to the side and peers can talk about something personal.
