Daily Updates
How Daily Updates Work
Understand the AI-guided standup conversation — what it asks, what it captures, and what happens after you post your update.
Daily updates are at the heart of Strova. Instead of filling out a form or writing a freeform Slack message, you have a short AI-guided conversation each working day. The AI structures your responses, captures the right details, and posts a clean update to your team's DSM Board.
The Daily Update Conversation
When you open the Daily Updates page, Strova starts or resumes your session for today. Each session covers all the teams you belong to in a single conversation — you don't need to repeat yourself for multiple teams.
The AI will ask about five areas:
| Area | What it captures |
|---|---|
| Yesterday's work | Tasks completed, PRs merged, bugs fixed |
| Today's plan | What you intend to work on |
| Blockers | Anything blocking your progress |
| Discussions & Meetings | Any sync calls or decisions made |
| PR Reviews | Pull requests you reviewed or need reviews on |
You can answer naturally — in plain sentences, bullet points, or shorthand. The AI understands context and will ask follow-up questions if something is unclear or missing.
Update Statuses
Your update moves through three statuses during the day:
Pending → You haven't started or posted yet. Your name appears in the Pending section of the DSM Board.
Pending Confirmation → You've had the conversation with the AI but haven't confirmed and posted yet. The AI has structured your update and is waiting for your approval.
Posted → Your update is published to the DSM Board for your team to see.
Tip: Your update isn't visible to your team until you explicitly post it. You can review and edit what the AI structured before confirming.
Timeliness
Strova tracks whether your update was submitted on time. There are three timeliness outcomes:
- On time — Posted before the DSM cutoff time set by your org or team
- Grace period — Posted within the grace period window after the cutoff
- Late — Posted after the grace period ended
Your timeliness contributes to your Timeliness KPI Score, which is part of your overall performance score.
What Happens After You Post
Once posted, several things happen automatically:
- Your update appears on the DSM Board — Your team lead and teammates can see your structured update for the day.
- KPI scores are calculated — Strova's AI analyzes your update and assigns scores across five dimensions.
- Blockers are flagged — Any blockers you mentioned are surfaced on the executive analytics dashboard.
- Weekly report data is collected — Your daily updates feed into the weekly AI report generated every Sunday.
Reopening an Update
Made a mistake or want to add something? You can reopen a posted update to continue the conversation and re-post.
Reopened updates are still scored on their final posted content, not the first version.
Submitting for a Past Date
If you missed a day, you can submit a retroactive update. Use the date selector on the Daily Updates page to navigate to a past working day and start a session for that date. Late submissions don't affect your timeliness score retroactively — but they do ensure your work is captured in reports.