This is a group activity. For more information on groups, please see About Group Work.

Check the announcements page for your team assignment, connect with your team early in the week, and stay engaged in the discussion throughout the week.

Use the following ideas and questions to guide your discussion:

From the beginning through completion of a project, what types of team meetings are usually held and for what purpose? Share your own experience and$/$or research with project team meetings.

Specify some typical team meeting rules and guidelines. How can they make meetings more effective and productive? What is your direct experience with team meeting rules? Have you used them to facilitate a meeting? If so$,$ with what result? How have you $($or how would you$)$ enforce team meeting rules if you were in charge of the meeting?

As a project manager, how would you empower your team? Use concrete examples to support your ideas.

Do you$/$would you set meeting objectives and an agenda in advance? If so$,$ how would you ensure that the objectives are met and the agenda is followed? Are there instances that justify moving away from a predetermined agenda? If so$,$ when and why?

How have you used $($or how would you use$)$ project team meetings to manage scope creep? How do you hold team members accountable? What tools are available to you?

What team building activities have you used $($would you use$)$ to keep the team focused and motivated? Share specific examples and outcomes.

What types of conflict have you experienced while working on teams, and how did$/$would you handle the conflict? Is conflict always negative? Provide an example of productive conflict