Choose what this abbreviation means AOB Any Other Beverage Any Other Business Any Other Building Any Other Benefits
AOB — Any Other Business
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The agenda item near the end of a meeting for matters not listed as substantive items earlier in the agenda.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the term Delay or failure to act because analysis, planning or demand for certainty continues beyond what is useful for the decision. Collection of Voices Votes and Proceedings Paralysis by analysis Fit for purpose
Paralysis by analysis — Delay or failure to act because analysis, planning or demand for certainty continues beyond what is useful for the decision.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Minutes A working list used by a secretariat or project team to track follow-up actions, owners, deadlines and completion status. A formal scheduled committee, board or leadership meeting at which an issue is discussed, steered, endorsed or decided. The written record of a meeting, usually capturing decisions, directions, owners and follow-up actions; it may also be called NOMs or an ROD. A document defining a committee, working group or project’s purpose, scope, membership, authority, deliverables and operating arrangements.
Minutes — The written record of a meeting, usually capturing decisions, directions, owners and follow-up actions; it may also be called NOMs or an ROD.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Table A specific follow-up task with an owner and, ideally, a due date arising from a discussion, decision or direction. Bilateral meeting To place an item, paper or proposal before a meeting or decision-making body for discussion, endorsement or approval. A working list used by a secretariat or project team to track follow-up actions, owners, deadlines and completion status.
Table — To place an item, paper or proposal before a meeting or decision-making body for discussion, endorsement or approval.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the term A specific follow-up task with an owner and, ideally, a due date arising from a discussion, decision or direction. Steering Comm Take offline Working Group Action item
Action item — A specific follow-up task with an owner and, ideally, a due date arising from a discussion, decision or direction.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the term To decide how to proceed as the situation develops instead of fixing every detail in advance. Steering Comm Action tracker Play it by ear Terms of Reference
Play it by ear — To decide how to proceed as the situation develops instead of fixing every detail in advance.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the abbreviation Task Force TG TS TC TF
TF — Task Force
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A group formed to address a specific problem, urgent issue or cross-functional objective.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the term The minimum number of members who must be present before a committee or board can validly conduct specified business. Quorum QFM QoS QOA
Quorum — The minimum number of members who must be present before a committee or board can validly conduct specified business.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Steering Committee A specific follow-up task with an owner and, ideally, a due date arising from a discussion, decision or direction. Executive Committee A senior group that provides strategic direction, oversees progress and resolves escalated issues for an initiative without doing all the detailed delivery work. A paper, deck or other material sent in advance so participants can review it before the discussion or decision.
Steering Committee — A senior group that provides strategic direction, oversees progress and resolves escalated issues for an initiative without doing all the detailed delivery work.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Action tracker Any Other Business After Action Review A smaller briefing held before a formal forum so the chair or principal is prepared and material issues can be surfaced early. A working list used by a secretariat or project team to track follow-up actions, owners, deadlines and completion status.
Action tracker — A working list used by a secretariat or project team to track follow-up actions, owners, deadlines and completion status.
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AOB — Any Other Business
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Paralysis by analysis — Delay or failure to act because analysis, planning or demand for certainty continues beyond what is useful for the decision.
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Minutes — The written record of a meeting, usually capturing decisions, directions, owners and follow-up actions; it may also be called NOMs or an ROD.
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Table — To place an item, paper or proposal before a meeting or decision-making body for discussion, endorsement or approval.
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Action item — A specific follow-up task with an owner and, ideally, a due date arising from a discussion, decision or direction.
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Play it by ear — To decide how to proceed as the situation develops instead of fixing every detail in advance.
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TF — Task Force
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Quorum — The minimum number of members who must be present before a committee or board can validly conduct specified business.
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Steering Committee — A senior group that provides strategic direction, oversees progress and resolves escalated issues for an initiative without doing all the detailed delivery work.
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Action tracker — A working list used by a secretariat or project team to track follow-up actions, owners, deadlines and completion status.
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