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How Your Engineering Team Can Maximize Their Daily Huddle
Introduction: Rethinking the Daily Engineering Huddle Engineering teams are powerhouses of innovation, building the critical...
ubdesigner1
Aug 4, 20256 min read
How StandupAlice Works With Cisco Webex and Google Chat
If you're stuck managing asynchronous updates in Webex or Google Chat by copy-pasting or chasing people—this post is for you. You’re not...
ubdesigner1
Jul 28, 20252 min read
Why Microsoft Teams Users Need a Standup Bot
Microsoft Teams gets a big upgrade when you use the Standup Alice automation “Is it in the Teams thread? The chat? The meeting chat? Or...
ubdesigner1
Jul 21, 20254 min read
Remote Team Management: Sync vs. Async vs. Hybrid Meetings
Remove the confusion with the best management style for your team. Ever feel like your team is constantly communicating but still missing...
ubdesigner1
Jul 14, 20254 min read
Standup Alice vs. Traditional Standup Meetings: A Comparison
“This could’ve been a Slack message.” We’ve all said it. Maybe under our breath. Maybe out loud. Maybe while stirring your second coffee...
ubdesigner1
Jul 7, 20253 min read
The ROI of Asynchronous Standups for Remote Teams
Async meeting produce a higher ROI than in person. Welcome to the golden age of remote work—where time zones blur, keyboards click late...
ubdesigner1
Jun 30, 20253 min read
Top 10 Mistakes Teams Make in Daily Standups (and How to Fix Them)
Daily standups are one of the most powerful — and often underutilized — rituals in agile. When done well, they’re fast, focused, and...
ubdesigner1
Jun 23, 20255 min read
How to Get Your Team to Actually Participate in Daily Standups
If you’ve ever led a daily standup meeting that felt more like a chore than a productivity booster, you’re not alone. Many project...
ubdesigner1
Jun 16, 20253 min read
Optimizing Daily Scrum Questions: A Guide to Getting Better Team Responses
The right questions to optimize daily workflows, scrums, and standups. Daily Scrum meetings—sometimes called daily standups—are a staple...
ubdesigner1
Jun 9, 20253 min read
You Haven't Automated Your Daily Standup Meetings... Yet.
Stand up bots allow teams to work more efficiently. Daily standup meetings are the heartbeat of Agile teams. They keep the pulse on...
ubdesigner1
Jun 2, 20254 min read
Asynchronous Standups: What They Are and Why They Matter
Async teams are winning in today's modern work cultures. In today’s ever-evolving work landscape, the traditional daily standup meeting...
ubdesigner1
May 27, 20254 min read
How to Encourage Ownership and Initiative in Team Collaboration!
Trust is greater than micromanagement! “Just tell me what to do.” Ever heard this in a team meeting? If so, you’re not dealing with a...
Samson Madsen
May 19, 20253 min read
How to Customize Stand-Up Meetings to Fit Your Team’s Needs
Personalize your standup to fit the needs of your team. Not All Stand-Ups Are Created Equal The stand-up meeting has earned its place as...
Samson Madsen
May 12, 20253 min read
👋 Welcome Isn’t Enough: Why Remote Onboarding Needs Strategy
Onboarding needs more attention than gifts and goodies. In a world of remote-first teams, “welcome aboard!” can’t just mean a Slack...
Samson Madsen
May 4, 20253 min read
Common Reasons Meetings Fail and How to Fix Them
Don't be this guy, with no meeting agenda. Let’s face it—meetings get a bad rap. Whether it's the 60-minute all-hands that could’ve been...
Samson Madsen
Apr 23, 20254 min read
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