Project Status Meetings - Just Say No
March 18th 2010 19:29
One of the biggest complaints that I have heard from project team members over the years is their disdain for project status meetings. Don’t get me wrong. A well run project status meeting can be a beautiful thing – adding to the team’s overall communications and promoting team harmony.
Unfortunately, most project managers think that the project status meeting is their opportunity to show that they are in charge. You know the type of meeting that I am talking about – the project manager sits at the head of the conference table going around the room asking for status. The last thing that most team members want to do is waste an hour sitting in a meeting listening to other people give a status update.
Truly effective project managers gather status via one-on-one conversations and post the updates to a central status report. They also know when to share important status items across the team or with select team members.
One of the key roles of a project manager is to optimize the productivity of his or her team, and having people sit in recurring status meetings isn’t always the best use of the team’s time. If you don’t believe me, ask your team members what they think. You may be surprised by their answers.
Unfortunately, most project managers think that the project status meeting is their opportunity to show that they are in charge. You know the type of meeting that I am talking about – the project manager sits at the head of the conference table going around the room asking for status. The last thing that most team members want to do is waste an hour sitting in a meeting listening to other people give a status update.
Truly effective project managers gather status via one-on-one conversations and post the updates to a central status report. They also know when to share important status items across the team or with select team members.
One of the key roles of a project manager is to optimize the productivity of his or her team, and having people sit in recurring status meetings isn’t always the best use of the team’s time. If you don’t believe me, ask your team members what they think. You may be surprised by their answers.
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