How to run Parabol Standups

Click the ‘Add Meeting’ button, and you will find all the meeting types you can start. Click on Standup, choose the team you want to start the meeting with, and click on the Start Meeting button.

On the 3 dots on the top right of your meeting, you will find the End this activity button.

You can also end the meeting from the meetings’ view, by clicking on the 3 dots in the card you will find the End the meeting button.

If you are the person starting the meeting, you will find an edit icon next to the default question.

Once you click on the edit icon, you will find different suggestions you can choose from, but you can also edit and customize the prompt by clicking on the text field.

After you’ve submitted a response, you can click back on the card and edit your response. When you’re done, click the Update button.

Select the text you want to add the hyperlink to, choose the link icon on the bubble menu, and add your link.

Select the text you want to format and choose from the bubble menu the style you want to use.

When you click on reply to any update card, a thread will open. You can create tasks from inside any thread.

You can also push those tasks into Github, Jira, and GitLab by clicking on the push icon on your task card.

Before you add a comment on a thread, click on your picture/icon

And your comment will be anonymous.

In your timeline tab, you will find the summary of all your meetings organized from latest to oldest.

💡 Check out our Daily standup hub for an overview of all our resources on daily standups.