Drive A Tight Agenda

[ Login/Subscribe ]

Features

Departments

Opinion

Tools

Executive

Resources

About Us

Home > Drive A Tight Agenda

Drive A Tight Agenda
(October 21, 2008)

An effective meeting agenda goes beyond start time, location, topics and durations.

When leading a project meeting, you must drive the agenda, not let it drive you. There’s no secret sauce on this; it means keeping the original meeting’s purpose in mind, observing what is actually happening in the meeting, and continually assessing whether the purpose is being met. Consider these guidelines next time you plan and lead a meeting:

Define the meeting’s purpose. You’ve called the meeting for a reason; make sure that the purpose is explicit and achievable. A good sanity check is that you should be able to complete this sentence: “At the end of this meeting we should be able to _______.”

Craft agenda items to meet purpose.

Please login/register to read the entire article.

Sponsored Announcements and Special Offers

Training Solutions for the Project Management Professional. Get world-class PM training from University of California, Irvine Extension--a PMI-Registered Education Provider. Master the PM Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide; earn PDUs; prepare for PMP certification; earn transfer credit toward a master's degree at our partner university. Learn More.

The Project Management Institute is accepting online applications for the new PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)SM credential. Candidates who take the examination during the incentive period of 29 August – 31 October 2008 will receive 50% off the price of the examination, as well as be entered into one of four regional drawings for $1,000 (USD).

@task
ESI International
Global Knowledge
HP
Management Concepts
New England College
New PMI Standards
PMI Risk Management
ProjectWorld
RMC Project Mgmt
Stanford University

VIEW NEW WHITE PAPERS

January 2009:

How important is the PMBOK to your project work?