Standup Alice has the following benefits:


  • Improves the quality of your standup meetings. 
    • Ensure the right questions get asked.
    • Ensure every question gets asked and answered. (You can choose which ones are mandatory or optional)
    • Keeps meetings on track. (Less chance of meetings getting off topic when there is a written agenda to go with the verbal updates). 
  • Ensures that all team members get a chance to participate in Stand ups.
    • Even if a team member is not available at the scheduled time, they can post their update with Alice.
  • Keeps a written record of what is said during standup meetings.
    • Easier for team members who can help clear impediments if they have a written record.
  • Provides a way for team members in different time zones to still participate together.
  • Scrum masters can focus more on quality of interactions, and less on the tedious nature of keeping track of what was said.
  • People come more prepared to your standup meetings.
    • By asking them to submit answers in writing prior to the meeting, everyone will be better prepared for this critical team activity.
  • Improved communication
    • If you have team members with hard to understand accents, or spotty internet connections it will improve your meetings to have written updates to support the verbal commentary. 
    • Tired of asking "who's next?" while team members look at each other?  You can use the order posted in Alice to know who's turn is up next.   Simple
  • Stuff gets done faster.
    • By improving the effectiveness of communication of your team, everything your team does can get done more quickly.