Microsoft® Office Groove® 2007 Step by Step

Creating an Agenda and Taking Minutes

An agenda might not be necessary for every meeting. You might prefer a less formal and less structured approach in meetings intended for brainstorming or for team meetings in which the manager or project lead is there to present a quick progress report.

For meetings in which you have limited time to cover a long list of topics, several attendees, and important decisions to make, a formal agenda provides a structure that helps ensure that all topics are covered, all voices are heard, and enough time is allotted to adequately consider different aspects of each decision.

Creating a Meeting Agenda

In this exercise, you will set up a meeting agenda in the Meetings tool. You will work with a meeting that has already ...