Daily standup template
Fifteen-minute check-in, per person: what I did yesterday, what I am doing today, what is in my way. This template is the short version teams actually finish on time.
When to use it
Every working day for delivery teams - engineering, design, ops, support. It works over Zoom, Google Meet, or in a room. If your standup is running long, this shape is what shortens it: three lines per person, blockers get an owner, everything else is offline.
Who benefits
Engineering teams
Same three questions daily. New joiners follow the pattern without a coach.
Scrum masters and TLs
Blockers list is the meeting output. Everything else is context.
Async and hybrid teams
People in other timezones read the block instead of watching the recording.
The template
Copy the block and paste it into your standup doc.
# Standup - [YYYY-MM-DD]
Team: [team name]
Facilitator: [name]
Attendees: [names]
Absent: [names]
## [Person 1]
- Yesterday: [what shipped or moved]
- Today: [what will move today]
- Blockers: [what is in the way or "none"]
## [Person 2]
- Yesterday: [what shipped or moved]
- Today: [what will move today]
- Blockers: [what is in the way or "none"]
## [Person 3]
- Yesterday: [what shipped or moved]
- Today: [what will move today]
- Blockers: [what is in the way or "none"]
## Blockers to resolve
- [ ] [Blocker] - owner: [name] - offline with: [names]
- [ ] [Blocker] - owner: [name] - offline with: [names]
## Announcements
- [Anything the whole team needs to hear once]
## Parking lot
- [Deep topics moved to a separate meeting]
Fill it automatically with RecordX
Record the standup once, and RecordX drops the per-person breakdown and the blockers list into the same template. Speaker labels attach to each teammate after the first session so future standups auto-route.
Per-person structure
Yesterday, today, and blockers grouped by speaker. No more "who said that?".
Blockers surfaced
The AI summary extracts blockers as a separate list with owners you can act on.
Async catch-up
Teammates in other time zones get the writeup and skip the replay.
FAQ
How long should a daily standup take?
Fifteen minutes for the whole team. If a topic needs longer, take it offline with the two or three people who care.
Do we still need standup notes if we record it?
Yes. Notes are what people who missed the call actually read. A transcript is a backup. RecordX writes both.
Can RecordX label who said what?
Yes. Speaker labels attach to each person after the first standup so yesterday, today, and blockers land under the right name.
Is the template free?
Yes. Copy the block above into any doc, wiki, or Slack canvas.