My take on this, from my experience, is that some managers manage by cargo cult. They skim HN, HBR, etc. and introduce things --whether they are appropriate or not. Many times these are new (but not always young) managers who are just learning and don't have a lot of experience to go by beside reading some management books on the side.
A daily standup for a team which communicates well and has good interpersonal communication between collaborators and clients is kind of overkill. So when this happens, you jump through these hoops because that's what they put there. My experience is that it's not worth bringing up the lack of value added to the manager, as they see that as impugning their better judgement.
I can envision situations where a daily would be helpful, yes. It is however, currently overused/abused as a management tool, in my opinion.
A daily standup for a team which communicates well and has good interpersonal communication between collaborators and clients is kind of overkill. So when this happens, you jump through these hoops because that's what they put there. My experience is that it's not worth bringing up the lack of value added to the manager, as they see that as impugning their better judgement.
I can envision situations where a daily would be helpful, yes. It is however, currently overused/abused as a management tool, in my opinion.