Managers and teams
Before every regular meeting, I go around asking each member on Teams or Slack how their work is going
It is frustrating that I only find out by asking…
To know how things are going, much of the regular meeting goes to status reports, and preparing those reports takes members' time too. In Samurai App, tasks and their history stay in the same app, so you can see where work stands without asking around.
The regular meeting ends with nothing but reports#
- Before the meeting, members write up their progress in slides or documents
- In the meeting, you hear reports from each person in turn
- Afterward, you check in chat on whatever you missed
How it changes with Samurai App#
- STEP 1
Share tasks as cards with an assignee and due date
Put the assignee, due date, and progress on task board cards. See the same cards as a kanban, a Gantt chart, or a table.
See Kanban board - STEP 2
What was discussed stays in the channel
Team conversations stay in the channel. Members can be everyone, or limited to the groups and people you choose.
See Channels - STEP 3
Ask AI "How far along is that project?"
Ask AI, and it looks through boards and conversations within that person's permissions and answers.
See AI agent
An estimate of the time saved#
- Today
- 5 h 20 min / month
- With Samurai App
- 1 h / month
- Estimated reduction
- About 81%
That works out to about 52 hours freed up in a year.
Assumptions
A team of 8, each giving a 10-minute report once a week × 4 weeks, comes to 320 minutes a month. With Samurai App, we assumed 15 minutes a week, 60 minutes a month, for checking the board before the meeting.
This is a rough figure calculated from assumptions, not a measured result. With different volumes or steps, the result changes too.
What your days look like once it is solved#
Regular meetings become a place to decide
Reports are already on the board, so the meeting can be about problems and next steps.
Members are not interrupted
Fewer messages asking for status, so everyone can focus on their own work.
Act early
You notice late cards sooner, so there is no scramble right before the deadline.
Everyday work comes together, connects, and becomes the company's strength.