{"id":222,"date":"2010-01-28T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2010-01-28T15:01:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T15:01:54","slug":"stop-working-attend-that-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Stop working &#038; attend that meeting&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=222\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=222\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-223\" title=\"Office5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Office5.jpg\" alt=\"Office5\" width=\"124\" height=\"93\" \/>When working with teams it is essential to take time out on a regular basis to review project progress. This meeting should be scheduled on a weekly or bi-weekly basis and should involve all members of the team so that everyone feels included. There should be a regular agenda and the meeting should take no longer than one hour. The meeting will be chaired by the PM and suitable items for discussion will be:-<br \/>\na) Progress against plan &#8211; are there any delays and if so what is the cause and what can be done to bring things back on track.<\/p>\n<p>b) Review of Risks &#8211; are there any new ones and have any old ones changed in severity.<\/p>\n<p>c) Project cost &#8211; summarize expenditure to date and highlight any anomalies.<\/p>\n<p>d) Quality &#8211; any issues with product or project quality ?<\/p>\n<p>e) Any other issues which the wider team may be able to help with ?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Holding regular Project review meetings keeps the Team informed of project progress and builds cohesion and team spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">chris@projectsguru.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/index.htm\">www.projectsguru.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar addthis_pub = '';\nvar addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amberhill.biz%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D222', 'Stop+working+%26%23038%3B+attend+that+meeting%26%238230%3B%26%238230%3B')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/200\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working with teams it is essential to take time out on a regular basis to review project progress. 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