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Improve your meeting efficiency for Project Management

Meetings, meetings, meetings, Oh so many meetings... Meetings are a very popular and important tool for communicating and collaborating. But, there are many cases of meeting overload in projects and organizations in general. So here are some of my top tips on making your meetings more effective and efficient. Always have a plan, make sure you set a purpose and agenda and it is shared prior to the meeting Have timings against agenda items and a time keeper, this helps keep things on track Document and distribute minutes of the meeting Assign actions throughout the meeting with due dates Review previous actions at the start of the meeting Only schedule the meeting for the length of time required, if you need half an hour, don't book an hour, if you need 15 minutes, only book 15 minutes Make sure you invite the right people Be prepared. If you need to have thought about the items on the agenda prior or done pre-reading, make sure you do it Provide pre-reading materials in