Podcast episode 003: managing effective meetings (part 2 of 2) [19:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2110)

In this week’s podcast (part 2 of 2 on managing effective meetings) I discuss the practice of using standup meetings for your project teams.  Those involved in software development may be aware of standup meetings as part of the scrum process of agile software development.  But, standup meetings can offer a variety of advantages in almost any setting over the standard “weekly team meeting” by providing:

1. Shorter, but more frequent meetings to insure issues are addressed quickly. 
2. Focus on short term (usually daily) goals of team members.
3. Elimination of the need to publish meeting agendas and minutes.

This podcast will also cover,

1. What standup meetings are and whether they can work with your project team.
2. How to effectively run a standup meeting.

I recommend using either flipchart or adhesive-backed paper for capturing the four information buckets (Action Items, Decisions Made, Discussion Points, and Open Issues) during standup meetings.   I personally use 3m’s Post-it Self-stick Easel Pads during my meetings where they can be easily put on a wall and moved.

Enjoy!

Ron 

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