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Governance Meeting |
Groups meet at regular intervals to decide what to do to achieve objectives, and to set constraints on how and when things will be done.
A governance meeting is usually:
- facilitated
- prepared in advance
- time-boxed for a duration of 90-120 minutes
- scheduled every 4 weeks
A typical governance meeting includes:
- opening round: attune with each other and to the objectives (or driver) of the group
- administrative matters
- consent to last minutes, date for next meeting, etc.
- check for last-minute agenda items and consent to agenda
- agenda items
- meeting evaluation: reflect on your interactions, celebrate successes and share suggestions for improvement
- closing
Typical agenda items include:
- any short reports
- evaluation of existing agreements due review
- new drivers requiring decisions to be made, including:
- understanding and agreeing on situations that require attention
- forming proposals and making agreements
- creating and defining new roles and groups
- reviewing existing roles or groups
- selecting people to roles