status meeting

A recurring meeting where participants share and examine information about the project's current progress and performance.

Key Points

  • Held at a regular cadence to keep stakeholders aligned and informed.
  • Focuses on progress, performance metrics, variances, risks, and issues.
  • Uses artifacts like status reports, dashboards, and burndown charts to guide discussion.
  • Produces clear action items with owners and due dates, updating logs as needed.

Example

Each Tuesday, the project manager runs a 30-minute status meeting with the team and key stakeholders to review completed work, schedule variance, open defects, and top risks. Decisions and action items are captured and assigned before closing.

PMP Example Question

A project manager hosts a weekly 30-minute session to review progress against the plan, discuss variances, and update action items with owners. What type of meeting is this?

  1. Status meeting
  2. Sprint planning
  3. Change control board meeting
  4. Lessons learned session

Correct Answer: A - status meeting

Explanation: It is a recurring meeting to share and analyze project progress and performance, resulting in updates and action items.

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