Are project progress meetings a drag on everyone's time?
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Progress meetings are important to keep track of how the project is doing, we all know that. But we also know that quite often these meetings tend to prolong & at some point digress and become unproductive.
So whats the best way to keep track of project progress? A Lean model of Stand Up meetings can be very effective. This serves as a monitoring & controlling tool as well as a Risks management mechanism. Each Trade on the project comes prepared for the day with 3 questions & answers them in front of the other trades:
(1) What did I do since the last Stand Up? (2) What do I plan to do before the next Stand Up? and (3) What impediments do I foresee for the work to be done? The whole exercise is completed in 15 min and is a quick and effective way to plan, control, and collaborate on the project.
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