What status meetings are really for — and what could replace them
The status meeting is the default tool for finding out where things stand. But most of its runtime goes to fact-finding — reciting status — and only a little to the decisions those facts call for.
If the facts could be established before anyone walked in, the meeting would be a fraction as long and twice as useful.
The hidden cost of meeting-based status
A recurring status meeting spends expensive collective time establishing facts one person at a time — and those facts are self-reported, so they're optimistic and unverified. The meeting also only happens on a schedule, so problems wait for the next slot to surface.
What changes with continuous reality reporting
The reconciled state of what's real is available before the meeting, surfaced continuously rather than weekly. The meeting can then skip the recitation and go straight to the decisions only people can make — or not happen at all.
Frequently asked
Should we cancel our status meetings?
Not necessarily — but the fact-finding part can be automated, leaving a shorter meeting focused on decisions rather than discovery.
Stop being the reality check.
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