Meetings don't write code: Chit-chat: having everyone in the room wait for two people to talk to eachother about one project. Not getting in, done and out: D

Meetings don't write code: Chit-chat: having everyone in the room wait for two people to talk to eachother about one project. Not getting in, done and out: Discovering what you are trying to figure out in the meeting rather than before the meeting. Diving too deep: The minute you start discussing the particulars of implementation then your wasting everyones time. Going off topic: Don't lose focus of the clear objective of the meeting, going off topic? have the people interested in the other topic meet after the meeting ends. Going over time: not using an egg timer for your meeting, going over the allotted minutes assigned for the meeting. Meeting too often: Meetings should be used where other contact methods are inadequate. Indulging long winded participants: Every group has one, a person who waxes eloquent and loves to hear themselves speak. Use Neo's "stop" arm gesture while saying STOP and say we need to move on/hear from others/not give a lecture. This won't work, so assign this person an egg timer and when they start talking, set it for a certain number of minutes.