Working within a Team

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Planning
   1. Planning Process
   2. Communication
   3. Concept Report
   4. Types of Meetings
   5. Characteristics of a good meeting
   6. Team roles
   7. The Basis of Effective Teams
   8. Meeting Documentation
   9. Notice of Meeting
   10. Agenda
   11. Agenda Example
   12. Minutes
   13. Project Schedule
   14. Quality Plan
   15. Summary
   16. SAQ 1
   17. SAQ 2
   18. SAQ 3
   19. SAQ 4
   20. SAQ 5

Minutes

During the meeting itself, it is important that all points raised are noted so that a summary of the full meeting is recorded. These are the Minutes and they should show what was discussed, more especially what was agreed (or ruled out), and any action points - a note of something that has to be carried out, by whom, and usually with a deadline.

Example of a meeting Minutes

Like the Notice of Meeting and Agenda, the Minutes should contain some fixed information and follow a standard layout. The headings in the Minutes should follow those in the Agenda for this meeting, after stating:

1. The name of the meeting

2. Its venue, date and time

3. Who was in attendance

4. Who sent apologies (this one sometimes appears as heading 1)

The Minutes of the Last Meeting and Matters Arising are then used as headings with relevant information recorded against each. All topics listed in the Agenda then follow, before the Minutes round off with Any Other Business and close with the Date of Next Meeting.

Further reading: Minutes

Next: Project Schedule