Stand-up — A stand-up is a short, recurring meeting where team members share status, plans, and blockers.
In plain English
A stand-up is meant to be quick.
You say:
- what you did
- what you’ll do
- what’s blocking you
Then you move on with your day.
What they actually mean
Stand-ups stop being effective the moment people sit down.
When stand-ups turn into problem-solving sessions, they stop being stand-ups and become badly scheduled meetings.
If it takes 30 minutes, something went very wrong.
Example
“The stand-up surfaced a blocker that required escalation outside the meeting.”
Does it actually matter?
✅Yes — tactically.
Stand-ups keep work visible and blockers exposed.
⚠️ Bad stand-ups waste time.
✅ Good ones protect it.
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