slug: running-effective-standups
title: "Running Effective Standups — Beyond Status Reports"
version: 1.0.0
description: "Transform standups from status reports into coordination events: formats, timeboxing, async options, and anti-patterns."
category: leadership
tags: [standups, daily-scrum, meetings, team-lead, communication, agile]
difficulty: beginner

xp:
  read: 10
  walkthrough: 30
  exercise: 20
  quiz: 15
  quiz-perfect-bonus: 10

time:
  quick: 5
  read: 10
  guided: 35

prerequisites: []
related: [sprint-planning, stakeholder-communication]

triggers:
  - "How do I run a good standup?"
  - "Our standups are boring status reports, how do I fix them?"
  - "Should we do async standups?"
  - "How long should a standup be?"

visuals:
  diagrams: [diagram-flow]
  quiz-types: [quiz-drag-order, quiz-timed-choice]
  slides: true

sources:
  - url: "https://scrumguides.org"
    label: "Scrum Guide"
    type: docs
  - label: "Agile Retrospectives by Derby & Larsen"
    type: book