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Standup Optimizer by nandanosql — Agent Skill

Name: Standup Optimizer
Author: nandanosql

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Purpose

Design standups that actually surface blockers and create accountability without becoming status theater. Covers sync, async, and hybrid formats with anti-pattern detection.

Application

Question 1: Current Pain

Agent asks: "What's wrong with your current standups?"

Too long (>15 min)
No blockers surfaced
Status reporting (not valuable)
People disengaged
Timezone challenges
No standup yet — help me design one

Question 2: Team Setup

Agent asks: "Team setup?"

Co-located / same timezone
Multiple timezones (overlap exists)
Fully distributed (no overlap)
Hybrid (some co-located, some remote)

Output: Standup Format Recommendation

# Standup Format: [Recommended Type]

## Format
**Type:** [Sync 15-min / Async Slack / Walk-the-board / Hybrid]
**Cadence:** [Daily / 3x week / 2x week]
**Time:** [Time or "async by" time]
**Duration:** [Minutes or "async reading"]

## Template
Each person answers:
1. "What did I complete since last standup?"
2. "What am I working on next?"
3. "Am I blocked on anything?"

## Rules
- [ ] 15 min maximum (use a timer)
- [ ] Blockers get taken offline, not solved in standup
- [ ] Walk the board (focus on work items, not people)
- [ ] Skip if nothing meaningful to share

## Anti-Patterns to Watch
- 🚫 Status reporting to the PM (peer-to-peer instead)
- 🚫 Problem-solving during standup (take offline)
- 🚫 Going over 15 minutes
- 🚫 People giving monologues

References

Related Skills

skills/execution/sprint-planning-facilitator/SKILL.md — Sprint cadence
skills/execution/retrospective-facilitator/SKILL.md — Improve standup in retros

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Execution & Delivery

---name: standup-optimizerdescription: Design effective standups — sync or async — that surface blockers, create accountability, and take only 15 minutes. Includes anti-patterns and format alternatives.---## PurposeDesign standups that actually **surface blockers and create accountability** without becoming status theater. Covers sync, async, and hybrid formats with anti-pattern detection.---## Application### Question 1: Current Pain**Agent asks:** "What's wrong with your current standups?"1. Too long (>15 min)2. No blockers surfaced3. Status reporting (not valuable)4. People disengaged5. Timezone challenges6. No standup yet — help me design one### Question 2: Team Setup**Agent asks:** "Team setup?"1. Co-located / same timezone2. Multiple timezones (overlap exists)3. Fully distributed (no overlap)4. Hybrid (some co-located, some remote)### Output: Standup Format Recommendation```markdown# Standup Format: [Recommended Type]## Format**Type:** [Sync 15-min / Async Slack / Walk-the-board / Hybrid]**Cadence:** [Daily / 3x week / 2x week]**Time:** [Time or "async by" time]**Duration:** [Minutes or "async reading"]## TemplateEach person answers:1. "What did I complete since last standup?"2. "What am I working on next?"3. "Am I blocked on anything?"## Rules- [ ] 15 min maximum (use a timer)- [ ] Blockers get taken offline, not solved in standup- [ ] Walk the board (focus on work items, not people)- [ ] Skip if nothing meaningful to share## Anti-Patterns to Watch- 🚫 Status reporting to the PM (peer-to-peer instead)- 🚫 Problem-solving during standup (take offline)- 🚫 Going over 15 minutes- 🚫 People giving monologues```---## References### Related Skills- `skills/execution/sprint-planning-facilitator/SKILL.md` — Sprint cadence- `skills/execution/retrospective-facilitator/SKILL.md` — Improve standup in retros---**Skill type:** Interactive**Domain:** Execution & Delivery

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