Have you tried running your standup as a written check-in in chat instead of a call?

Bots like Geekbot or a Slack or Teams workflow ask everyone the same three questions each morning and post the answers. You only meet when someone is blocked.

How to automate it

How to automate “run the daily team standup”

Here are 2 ways to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today.

20 min

typically, every day

50%

of the time can be automated

Easy

to set up

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AutomationBest fix

Move the standup to an async bot in chat

A standup bot asks everyone the same three questions at a set time and posts a summary, so the live call becomes optional or only for blockers.

Typically saves about 55% of the time30 min to set up

1Pick a tool: Geekbot, Standuply, DailyBot, Slack Workflow Builder or a Teams Power Automate flow.
2Set the questions: done yesterday, doing today, blocked by.
3Schedule it for each person's morning and post answers to the team channel.
4Keep a 10-minute live call two days a week, or only when someone is blocked.

Tools: Geekbot · Standuply · DailyBot · Slack Workflow Builder · Microsoft Power Automate

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Process fix

Replace the status meeting with a written update

Everyone posts three lines in a shared thread before a set time; you only meet when something is blocked.

Typically saves about 60% of the time15 min to set up

1Agree a format: done, next, blocked.
2Create a channel or a thread that repeats every week.
3Ask everyone to post by a set time; the lead reads them and replies to the blockers.
4Keep a shorter meeting only for the blockers, or cancel it outright.

Tools: Slack, Teams or email

Quick wins

Have you tried…

Have you tried running your standup as a written check-in in chat instead of a call?: Bots like Geekbot or a Slack or Teams workflow ask everyone the same three questions each morning and post the answers. You only meet when someone is blocked.

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