Daily standup for a startup product team

What you’ll practice

You will practice giving structured updates, asking for help, and clarifying priorities without over-explaining.

Questions

• What did you do yesterday?
• What are you working on today?
• Are you blocked by anything?
• What’s the riskiest part of your task?
• Who do you need feedback from?

Phrases and vocabulary

Useful phrases

• “Yesterday I focused on…, and I finished…”
• “Today I’m planning to…, and I’ll share an update by…”
• “I’m blocked by…, can someone help me with…?”
• “The risk is…, so I’m going to…”

Vocabulary

• blocked: unable to continue because of a dependency
• dependency: something you need from someone/something else
• estimate: a guess about how long something will take