
320 ◾ The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence
Pillar VII Summary
Death of resource efficiency by meetings (Meeticide™) is one of
the cardinal offenses that go unpunished in most organizations.
The dilemma for project leaders is how to make communication
effective and yet keep meetings to a minimum. If leaders learn the
art of running efficient meetings, not only could they make a huge
impact on their project but also on their careers.
Project leaders should look for opportunities to eliminate non-
value-added and nonproductive meetings. If the meeting can-
not be eliminated, project leaders should look for the options to
reduce non-value-added tim