How to cancel your status meeting (and not miss it)

The weekly status meeting is the most expensive habit in software. Ten people, one hour, every week: that's more than 500 hours a year spent reading numbers aloud. Here's how teams using Lumetric retire it without losing alignment.

Week 1: Put the numbers somewhere live

Build one dashboard with the five things people ask about in the meeting. Share the link in the calendar invite.

Week 2: Shorten the meeting to 20 minutes

Ask everyone to read the dashboard beforehand. Use the time only for decisions and blockers.

If a meeting only shares information, it should be a document.

Week 3: Send an automated summary

Schedule a report for Monday morning. Most people will read it on their phone before stand-up.

Week 4: Cancel it

Keep a fortnightly slot for decisions. Everything else now happens asynchronously.