Great Meetings Build Great Teams: A Guide for Project Leaders and Agilists
About this ebook
- 67% of executives believe their virtual meetings are failures.
- Only 17% of senior managers find their meetings productive.
- A mere 30% of meetings are considered productive, with only 37% using an agenda.
Want to create happier, more successful project teams?
Better-run meetings are the key. As project leaders, we often dislike, avoid, and fail to properly plan meetings. This practical guide will help you facilitate project meetings and build cohesive teams, making your meetings more productive and yielding better project results.
In this book, you’ll discover:
- How improving traditional PM meetings and Agile events can enhance continuous team building, making you a better project leader.
- Strategies to overcome challenges in managing conflict, with real-world stories from fellow project leaders.
- Practical, time-tested techniques to handle disruptive participants (goblins e.g., “Billy the Bully”) who derail your meetings.
Aligned with PMI’s PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition, this book will help you achieve project success in today’s environment - hybrid in several ways – in-person and virtual, predictive and Agile, AI and human.
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About the author
Rich Maltzman has worked 40 years in the telecom industry, mainly in the PMO, focused on improving the recognition of project professionals and increasing their capabilities. In parallel, he has taught at the University level and consulted internationally for the past 32 years. His focus is on improving projects’ long-term and holistic success by helping project managers think beyond traditional boundaries.
Jim Stewart has been managing projects and teams for more than 25 years. He has run meetings both in the US and in Europe, typically with a goal towards team-building and the creation of key project artifacts. He is also a certified Scrum Master and Agile coach and frequently teaches PMP and Agile certification courses.
