NASA - Not Another Standup App

NASA (Not Another Standup App) is designed to bring structure, clarity, and efficiency to your Agile meetings. With features like guided preparation, live collaboration tools, and automatic documentation, NASA helps teams run more impactful meetings -

whether daily stand-ups, retrospectives, or planning sessions. This guide introduces the core concepts and navigation elements to help you get the most out of NASA and seamlessly integrate it into your team’s workflow.

What Is NASA – Not Another Standup App?

NASA – Not Another Standup App is a powerful Jira-integrated platform designed to simplify and automate your team's daily Standups and more complex Team Meetings. By centralizing meeting data within Jira, NASA reduces context-switching, encourages thorough preparation, and seamlessly documents key outcomes.

NASA transforms your Agile ceremonies by providing a structured framework for preparing, executing, and documenting team meetings. Whether you're running quick daily standups or in-depth team discussions, NASA streamlines the process while maintaining a clear record of decisions and action items.

Key Points:

Two Meeting Types: Choose between short daily Standups or more detailed Team Meetings with agenda topics.
Three-Phase Flow: My Update (Preparation), Live Meeting (Collaboration), and Team Journal (Documentation).
Deep Integration: Create, update, or comment on Jira issues directly from the app.
Follow-Up Tracking: Flag important items for additional review, ensuring accountability.

Key Concepts & Main Features

1. Stream-Based Workflow

Recurring meeting series (Streams) each tied to a specific Jira board.
Manage schedules, participants and more.
Create multiple streams for different teams or meeting types.

2. Preparation Mode (My Update)

Each participant adds relevant Jira Issues, Confluence Pages or Text Items before the meeting.
Copy & Paste from previous sessions to maintain continuity.
Answer structured questions to ensure comprehensive updates.

3. Live Meeting Dashboard

Real-time timers (per user in Standups, per agenda item in Team Meetings).
Option to flag follow-ups, comment on items (in Team Meetings), or create, maintain and reorder items (in Team Meetings).
Collaborative environment for efficient meeting execution.

4. Team Journal

Automatic capture of every meeting's final state, including flagged items.
Stores the last 30 Team Journals for each Stream.
Provides a historical record of team progress and decisions.

5. Slack Integration

Automatic reminders to prepare updates (Update Reminder) and join on time (Meeting Reminder).
Customizable notification settings to match your team's workflow.

Why Use NASA – Not Another Standup App?

Eliminate Extra Tools: Work entirely within Jira for standups, sprint reviews, or brainstorming.
Reduce Meeting Overhead: Thorough preparation plus short, focused live sessions.
Accountability & Transparency: Each item is tracked, flagged if necessary, and documented in the Team Journal.
Improve Team Collaboration: A Structured format ensures everyone has a voice and all topics are covered.
Maintain Historical Context: Easily reference past meetings and track progress over time.

NASA is designed for Agile teams of all sizes, from small development groups to large cross-functional teams. It's particularly valuable for:

Scrum Masters who want to run more efficient standups and team meetings
Product Owners who need to track progress and identify blockers
Developers who want to prepare updates efficiently and minimize meeting time
Distributed Teams who need a structured approach to remote collaboration

Ready to get started? Proceed to Getting Started to learn how to install and set up NASA for your team.