Governance Meeting
Teams 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
- timeboxed for a duration of 90-120 minutes
- scheduled every 2-4 weeks
A typical governance meeting includes:
- opening: check in with each other and attune to the objective of the meeting
- administrative matters
- check for consent to the last meeting’s minutes
- agree on a date for the next meeting
- check for any last-minute agenda items and for consent to the agenda
- agenda items
- meeting evaluation: reflect on your interactions, celebrate successes and share suggestions for improvement
- closing: check in with each other before you leave the meeting
Typical agenda items include:
- any short reports
- evaluation of existing agreements due review
- determining requirements
- forming proposals
- making agreements
- designing domains and deciding how to account for them (e.g. new roles, circles or any other type of team)
- selecting people for roles
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