Noticed a big shift in how my team handles project updates

Two years ago, we had a weekly two hour meeting where everyone just read from a slide deck. Now we use a shared doc for status and only meet for 15 minutes to talk about blockers. The change came after a new manager asked us to track how much time we spent in meetings versus doing actual work. Has your group moved to shorter check ins too?

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nancybennett4d ago

Oh man, absolutely! We went through the same exact thing. We used to have these endless Monday meetings where we'd just go in circles. Now we have a quick stand-up three times a week, maybe ten minutes tops. It was a total game changer for actually getting work done. I mean, I didn't realize how much time I was wasting just listening to stuff I could read in an email. The shorter check-ins force us to only talk about what actually matters right now.

averyc803d ago

Actually, I miss the longer meetings sometimes. Those slide decks gave me a real sense of where the whole project was going, not just my piece. Now with the quick check-ins, I feel like I'm working in a bubble and the big picture gets lost. It's all about immediate problems, and I worry we're missing the forest for the trees.