Team Coordination

Coordinate meetings, standups, and cross-team communication with Sidekick.

Overview#

Use Sidekick as your team coordination assistant — scheduling meetings, posting updates, and managing follow-ups across Google Calendar and Slack.

Scenario: Sprint standup automation#

Step 1: Set up the workflow#

Every weekday at 9:30am:
1. Post a standup prompt to #engineering in Slack asking each
   team member for: yesterday's progress, today's plan, blockers
2. At 10:00am, collect the responses
3. Summarize into a digest and post to #engineering-leads
4. If anyone mentions a blocker, create a follow-up thread

Step 2: Required connections#

ServiceScopes needed
SlackRead channels, post messages
Google CalendarRead events (for conflict detection)

Step 3: Governance setup#

ActionApproval
Post standup promptAuto-approve
Read Slack responsesAuto-approve
Post summary digestAuto-approve
Create follow-up threadsRequire approval

Step 4: Iterate#

After the first week, review the summaries:

  • Are they capturing the right information?
  • Is the formatting clear?
  • Should any actions be escalated differently?

Adjust Sidekick's instructions based on what you learn.

success Team coordination workflows save 30–60 minutes per day by automating the routine parts of communication.