How to run an agile status meeting
Status meeting are very important meetings for managers to learn about what the people that report to them directly, or indirectly, have been working on. A proper status meeting will gather all the participants around a large table, where the leader can clearly see everyone. There should be at least 15 people in the meeting, however it is much better to have between 20 and 25 people at the table, in addition to the manager leading the meeting. At the start of the meeting the manager should take a few minutes and speak about the current direction, or executive decisions made. After this each individual will give a short, 2 - 5 minute, overview of what they have been working on, including any challenges they are facing. The manager should then start to work with that individual, and anyone else needed during the meeting to come up with a plan to address any challenges. I am hoping that at this point you are thinking I must have lost my mind, It is April 1st today... Ok, and now for the