Daily standups are an essential part of agile teams, helping everyone stay aligned, track progress, and resolve blockers. However, manual standups can be time-consuming, disruptive, and sometimes inefficient—especially in remote or distributed teams. With Slack Workflows, you can automate your daily standups, making them more structured, asynchronous, and efficient.
Why Automate Standups in Slack?
- Saves Time: Team members can submit updates without waiting for a scheduled meeting.
- Encourages Participation: Even those in different time zones can contribute asynchronously.
- Organized Tracking: Standup responses are automatically stored for easy reference.
- Reduces Meeting Fatigue: Eliminates unnecessary meetings while maintaining visibility.
A daily standup workflow can collect team updates automatically.
Slack’s Workflow Builder allows you to create a structured standup process with no coding required.
Step 1: Open Workflow Builder
- In Slack, click on your workspace name in the top-left.
- Navigate to Tools > Workflow Builder.
- Click Create to start a new workflow.
Step 2: Trigger: Scheduled Time – Every day at 10 AM
Step 3: Send a Message
Good morning team! Please share your updates:
What did you complete yesterday?
What are your goals for today?
Any blockers?
Step 4: Collect Responses from team members
Step 5: Compile responses into a Slack post for visibility
Step 6: Now Publish the workflow for the #demo-team channel
Final Workflow should look like this:
OUTPUT
Workflow has automatically sent the daily standup message in the channel at 10 AM.
The team member filled the daily standup form details.
The team lead received the update successfully for that team member.
Impact: Saves time, keeps teams aligned, and eliminates manual follow-ups!
Conclusion:
Automating daily standups in Slack with workflows enhances efficiency, improves communication, and minimizes meeting fatigue. By implementing this, your team can stay updated, focus on tasks, and collaborate more effectively. Try setting up a Slack Workflow for your team today and experience the difference!
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