Agenda

An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, by beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. It usually includes one or more specific items of business to be discussed. It may, but is not required to, include specific times for one or more activities. An agenda may also be called a docket.Typical layout of an agendaA simple meeting agenda may be headed with the Calendar date|date, time and location of the meeting, followed by a series of points outlining the order of the agenda. Agenda items should focus on the deliverable from each step.

Steps on a typical agenda may include:Welcome/open meetingReview of prior minutes meeting(s)Purpose of the topic of discussionOld business or open issuesNew business such as specific points to be discussed this section is where the bulk of the discussion as well as decisions in the meeting usually takes placeOther issues; allowing a participant to raise another point for discussion.Close meeting to include review of key points, discussion of assignments, communications plan for what to tell others not in the meeting, and confirmation of the next meeting, if any.

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