Productive meetings create actions.

Actions are most effective it they are built into SMART tasks.

Specific

The task should be described so that everyone is clear what a successful outcome looks like.

Measurable

Nothing makes a task more specific than having a number to achieve.

Numbers create focus and make for better accountability.

Attainable and Agreed

The task must be attainable within the timescale and the team and the person who is responsible for doing it has agreed that it is.

Realistic & Resourced

The task is realistic and the required resources are in place.

Time scheduled

The date that the task is to be achieved is specified and agreed.

For more complex tasks, the person responsible should create a set of milestones and report progress on these milestones.

The milestones themselves should be SMART.