Watch Teams standups for overnight follow-ups
Microsoft Scout checks standup threads overnight and points out anything the author needs to handle.
- What they did
- They turned on a Microsoft Scout heartbeat that runs every 30 minutes during an 8am–6pm work-hours block. It uses one stored instruction, “check all my standups,” to look through overnight messages in their Teams standup channels and identify items that need action. They enable it during active sprints and switch it off at other times.
- How it went
- No measured results were shared. If there is nothing urgent, it stays silent; if action is needed, a notice appears in Scout or as a Teams message when they return.
- Tips
- The heartbeat only works while the computer is awake and the account is signed in, so sleep settings can stop it from running in the background. Admin settings can also prevent heartbeats entirely.
Try it yourself with Microsoft Scout
During active sprints, every weekday at [time] between [start time] and [end time], review my Teams standup channels [channel names] for anything posted after [end of last workday]. Summarize only the items I need to respond to, such as blockers, questions for me, @mentions, or deadline changes, and include who posted each one plus a link to the message. Do not send replies, delete anything, or submit changes. If there is nothing new from overnight, say that plainly. Before any irreversible action, stop and ask for my approval.
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