I didn't find this article compelling. The analogy between the "phases of automobile development" and standup wasn't tight. The only reasons given for ditching standup were "decentralization" and "ShapeUp"– which isn't necessarily at odds with standup– and the author didn't develop these.
In my experience, my business went from no standup to standup and it was a huge boon. "Decentralization" for us was a euphemism for disorganization and chaos. Obviously you can do standup way wrong, but that's a matter of fixing it not ditching it.
In my experience, my business went from no standup to standup and it was a huge boon. "Decentralization" for us was a euphemism for disorganization and chaos. Obviously you can do standup way wrong, but that's a matter of fixing it not ditching it.