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Discover the do’s and don’ts of running a daily standup meeting to make sure you’re getting the most from this powerful tool.
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A daily standup meeting is a simple and effective way of getting your team on the same page and firing on all cylinders.
But your teammates aren’t going to appreciate having a meeting on their calendar every day unless it adds real value.
Read on to discover the do’s and don’ts of running a daily standup meeting to make sure you’re getting the most from this powerful productivity tool.
A team standup – also known as a daily scrum meeting – is a meeting where teammates take turns to share a quick status update.
Standups are usually short and sweet. The point of them is to make sure each member of a team knows what their colleagues are working on, not get into long discussions. That’s where the name “standup” comes from – they should be over so fast you can hold them standing up without needing to take a seat.
Everyone involved in a standup meeting should share:
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Get the most from your daily standup meetings by sticking to these tried and tested do’s and don’ts:
Standups work best when they’re short and sweet. And that’s never going to happen if half your company is on the invite list.
As a rule of thumb, a standup should only ever last 15 minutes. If it’s taking longer than that for everyone involved to share a quick update on what they’ve done, what they’re going to do, and what’s blocking them, then it’s time to start thinking about ways you can split them into smaller groups.
It makes sense for some teams to meet daily, for some to meet weekly, and for some to meet fortnightly. It all depends on the type of project you’re working on and how many hours a week you're working on the project you’re meeting about.
Meet too often and you’ll waste your teammates’ time. Don’t meet often enough and your project is liable to go off the rails. Experiment with the right cadence for your standups for the best results.
It’s crucial that you set your huddles in stone in each attendees’ calendar once you’ve settled on the right cadence for them. Standups don’t work if your teammates only turn up to them when they feel like it or think they can spare the time. So, make it clear that your team needs to consider your standups a must-attend meeting. Otherwise things are bound to unravel.
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Your standup meetings aren’t going to be particularly helpful to anyone involved if your teammates don’t come prepared to share a quick status update. So, be sure to ask each attendee to spend a few minutes before each standup gathering information around the three main things they need to cover: what they’ve done since the last meeting, what they’re working on now, and what blockers are holding them back.
Your standups will be a lot more effective if everyone involved spends just a few minutes preparing. Create a daily standup workflow with Assembly to make preparing for standups as easy as possible for your team.
The purpose of a daily standup is to get everyone attending up to speed on what’s going on across a whole project and make sure any potential blockers are removed. It’s not the time or place to dive into details. Things should stay high-level, and in-depth discussions should be saved for a separate meeting outside this update.
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Standups can easily get derailed. So, it’s crucial that someone is always in charge of keeping things on track and making sure everyone shares a clear and concise status update. While the team leader might default to being in charge of a standup, rotating who takes the reins can be a good way to boost engagement during the meetings and give employees looking for more responsibility a chance to step up.
The whole point of a standup is to get to grips with what’s going on across the project you’re working on. If you zone out when your teammates are sharing their status updates or spend that time thinking about what you’re going to say during yours, you're going to miss important details. That’s why properly preparing for each huddle is so important – it frees you up to actually engage with what your teammates are saying.
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Yes, at Assembly, security is a top priority. Each quarter, we have ongoing security work that is everyone’s responsibility. While we maintain a strong security posture, it was important for us to prove to our customers that we do everything we claim to do. This led us to pursue a SOC 2 Type II report that would provide evidence of our compliance with industry gold-standard security practice.
There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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