Let the clock keep your standup short.
Everyone gets a fair turn in random order. The timer does the cutting off, so you can take part instead of policing time.
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Why standups run over
A standup is meant to take fifteen minutes. It rarely does. One update turns into a discussion, and nobody wants to be the one who stops it.
The same people talk longest, often the ones who always go first. The quiet ones at the end of the list get what is left of the time, and a tired room.
And someone has to be the bad guy who watches the clock and cuts people off. Usually that is you. So you spend the standup policing time instead of listening.
How it works
- 1
Add your team's names once
Paste the names and pick a time per speaker and a total timebox.
- 2
Press start
A fair random order is drawn, fresh every time, so nobody is stuck going first.
- 3
The clock moves through everyone
Each person gets their own timer, and the Update Round has a total timebox. Put it on the shared screen and let it run.
The second time is faster
This browser remembers your team. Open the page tomorrow and your names, times and timebox are already there.
Save it at a link, and anyone on the team can open the same standup and run it. Handy for the days you are away.
Also free
- Meeting countdown: The last few minutes before you start.
- Meeting timer: Keep one topic inside its slot.
Your next standup, on time
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