event goals/deliverables

[Bound, Jim]

I agree with Dave suggestion completely.  Also by stating ones objective
clearly is a good signal if they have one?

If it is just to explore an idea that can be an objective.

/jim

 


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Crocker [mailto:dhc at dcrocker.net] 
>Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 3:31 PM
>To: problem-statement at alvestrand.no
>Subject: event goals/deliverables
>
>
>Folks,
>
>Sometimes, it is important to have free-ranging, open 
>discussion.  It allows people to explore things.  It allows 
>serendipity.
>
>However as a continuing, basic style of group management, it 
>mostly just allows chaos and waste.
>
>With unfortunate regularity, a working group meeting -- and 
>especially a bof -- have no clear objective for the limited 
>time allocated.
>
>     So I would like to suggest that we begin a policy of not just
>     requiring an agenda, but also requiring a statement of what is to
>     be accomplished.
>
>It will give people focus and it will give people a practical 
>metric for measuring meeting progress.
>
>(Obviously, this also should apply to mailing list activity.)
>
>
>d/
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