Case Study: Informed K12 enhances daily standups and team visibility with Range

How Informed K12’s engineering lead uses Check-ins to enhance his team’s daily standup

The customer, an education startup named Informed K12, faced the challenge of maintaining team accountability and effective daily standups for its engineering team without resorting to micromanagement. The engineering lead, Ethan Schlenker, sought a way to gain visibility into his team's day-to-day work and well-being, a need that became more critical after the shift to remote work. To address this, the vendor Range was brought in, specifically utilizing its Check-ins product.

The solution implemented by Range provided a platform for daily Check-ins, which captured what team members had done and planned to do, integrated their work items, and included mood and team-building questions. This gave the manager clear visibility and reduced the need for status update meetings, allowing the daily standup to become a more holistic and connecting experience. As a result, Informed K12's team felt the value quickly, with Range enhancing team culture, enabling more effective manager check-ins, and significantly reducing the managerial overhead of tracking day-to-day team status.

Informed K12

Ethan Schlenker

Informed K12