Project Management that Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done

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n the previous chapter, we talked about the importance of protecting

and respecting your team. One of the most common interactions you

will have with your team will be at status meetings. Learning how to

make these meetings effective and useful is an important part of becom-

ing a successful project manager (PM).

Most of your day as a PM likely consists of meetings. Everything in

the world seemingly has to be communicated in a meeting. Frankly, this

is an extremely large waste of time. It breeds complacency and hurts

productivity. Meetings are inevitable, but having some general rules in

place can streamline meetings and make them helpful rather than ...