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by bdunn 4830 days ago
If you have daily stand-ups, why would you have 30 minutes worth of update per person?

What he means is that a 30 minute standup that six people participate in results in 3 hours of lost productivity for the team. It's comparable to the effect of a team meeting for a consulting company. If everyone involved bills their time at, say, $100 an hour, a ten person meeting for an hour costs $1000.