> Stand-ups are great but they have some major flaws: they're synchronous, everyone needs to be in the room (or on the phone), and often after the meeting much of the content is lost
That pretty much nails it. I'll admit though I hate standups. Any value it has as a concept is completely lost in its practice.
Edit: Looks like this "conversation" idea may have jumped the shark too. Management consultants are already trying to horn in on this technique (http://www.amazon.ca/The-Art-Conversation-Neglected-Pleasure...). Pretty soon we'll need "conversation masters" and some sort of certification process.
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> Stand-ups are great but they have some major flaws: they're synchronous, everyone needs to be in the room (or on the phone), and often after the meeting much of the content is lost
That pretty much nails it. I'll admit though I hate standups. Any value it has as a concept is completely lost in its practice.
We do standups several times per day, one on one with the people we need to talk to. It's called conversation.
Heh, no kidding.
Edit: Looks like this "conversation" idea may have jumped the shark too. Management consultants are already trying to horn in on this technique (http://www.amazon.ca/The-Art-Conversation-Neglected-Pleasure...). Pretty soon we'll need "conversation masters" and some sort of certification process.
Homo Sapiens already has already mastered conversation.