While it’s easy to just add everyone to every meeting, it’s absolutely not the best use of your team’s time.
Kick-offs, status check-ins, and retrospectives are all a part of most project workflows. As a project manager, it’s your job to schedule and facilitate meetings. While it’s easy to just add everyone to every meeting, it’s absolutely not the best use of your team’s time. If you need a wake-up call, take a look around the table at an overstuffed meeting and estimate each attendee’s hourly wage. Add this up to get the real cost of the meeting. Chances are, the number is mind-boggling. You might be asking yourself if there’s a way to use that time and expense more efficiently. Like they always say: time is money.