[Viliam1234]

> It's possible to do standups productively, though often they certainly are not.

The original idea of Scrum was that the daily standups are for developers alone. And they are supposed to be very short; literally while standing up to discourage people from starting long debates. Just say, briefly, what did you work on yesterday, what are you going to work on today, and whether you have any problems. To prevent developers from starting to work on something that other team member already did or is currently doing.

But of course, "Scrum in practice" usually differs dramatically from "Scrum in theory", and the managers are often happy to invite themselves to the daily standups, so what was supposed to become a simple coordination between peers becomes a progress report and an invitation to micromanage.

I have seen it done the right way, but more often I have seen it done the wrong way.