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Meeting Agenda, Decision Log & Action-Item Protocol

Date: ________________ · Cadence: ☐ Weekly Sync ☐ 1-on-1 ☐ Decision Review ☐ Retro
Meeting Title & Facilitator
Single Meeting Objective (Definition of Done)
Attendees (Required vs. Optional FYI)
Duration & Pre-Read Link25 / 50 min · 5 min silent pre-read
TimeboxAgenda Topic / Question to ResolveLeadKey Discussion Notes & Trade-Offs
00:00–00:05Silent Pre-Read of 1-Page Brief & MetricsAllRead doc silently; flag questions in margin
00:05–00:15Topic 1: Core Blocker / Metric Review
00:15–00:22Topic 2: Scope / Resource Decision
00:22–00:25Action-Item Readback (Owner + Due Date)FacilitatorConfirm every action has 1 owner + deadline
IDDecision Locked (What we agreed & why)Approver / DRIStatus
DEC-01☐ Locked ☐ Open
DEC-02☐ Locked ☐ Open
DEC-03☐ Locked ☐ Open
DoneConcrete Action Item (Starts with verb)Single Owner (DRI)Due DatePriority
☐1. @High
☐2. @High
☐3. @Med
☐4. @Med
☐5. @Low
☐6. @Low
Parking Lot (Deferred to Async / Next Meeting)
Stakeholders to Inform Async (No Meeting Needed)
Meeting ROI Score (1–5) & Could This Have Been Async?Score: ___ / 5 · ☐ Keep ☐ Shorten ☐ Async