Adoption Timeline

What the first 30 days
with StandIn look like

A week-by-week guide to realistic adoption.
Expect friction in Week 1. Expect relief in Week 3.

Day 1–3

Turning it on

The silent installation.

  • One AdminOnly one person needs to auth the integration in Slack/Teams.
  • No Forced UsageStandIn sits silently in channels. It does not interrupt.
  • The First WrapYour "Pilot Team" (one project) posts their first end-of-day wraps.
  • Testing BoundariesSomeone will ask a private/gossip question. StandIn will refuse to answer. This builds trust.
  • Missed PublishesSomeone will forget to Wrap. The next morning, a question will go unanswered. They won't forget again.
Week 1

Learning the rules

Friction establishes the protocol.

Week 2

Behavior Shift

Quality goes up. Noise goes down.

  • Better WrapsWraps shift from "diary entries" to functional bullet points. People learn what the machine needs to ingest.
  • Specific QuestionsInstead of "Any updates?", queries become "Did Sarah merge the auth fix?". Precision increases.
  • Quiet EveningsThe notification volume after 6 PM drops by ~80%. People stop checking Slack "just in case".
  • Faster MorningsThe "morning archaeology" of reading 400 messages is replaced by a single query to StandIn.
Week 3–4

The Compounding Effect

Continuity becomes the default.

What does not happen

No Surveillance

Managers never get a "who is working" dashboard. Activity metrics are never exposed.

No Reporting Pressure

Users are not nagged to "fill out their timesheet". Wraps are positioned as a courtesy to teammates, not admin for HR.

No Forced Compliance

If a team member doesn't Wrap, the system just says "I don't know." The social pressure fixes the gap, not the software.