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Quality TIP # 7 ::
During reoccurring meetings apart from Minutes of Meeting (MOM) always keep note of “Next Steps”. Next steps should be tracked in a separate sheet / document and should always be walked through in each meetings to keep track of activities pending, closed and on hold. If Next steps are tracked in an effective way then the outcome of meetings will be more productive.

A typical next step sheet should have the following:
:: Action Item, Date Identified, Person Responsible, Dependency, Due closure date, Actual closure date::

Next steps tracking is generally useful when conducting status update meetings. Small effort but goes a long way in better ex*****on and timely completion of activities.