The next step is to identify actions to take away the worries or to prevent risks from happening or decide what to do if the risks are happening.

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Simple way of keeping everyone on track, you could also use this approach under specific topics in a longer meeting/training session. Useful input thank you!

The next round is for the Questions. First list all the questions of all the participants. The post-its are clustered around themes. Then decide which questions can be answer now and which questions should be discussed outside the meeting. Then discuss those questions which can be answered in the meeting.

FQW stands for: Facts – Questions –Worries. It is a new tool created by me to facilitate project team update meetings. It allows everybody’s individual input on the most important aspects of the project progress. And while sharing the individual FQW’s the team will learn how to continue the project in an effective way and how to strengthen the team spirit. It gives room to each individual team member and it allows for facts & emotions to be submerged.

Contact me for more questions about this tool or other tools you might need for your team meetings in the area of Project Management, Teambuilding or Creativity. I will make sure each tool will be customized to your team-specific needs.

The facilitator summarizes the outcome and actions of this meeting. If needed the FQW-post-its and actions can be typed and send out to the team members.

This FQW is a tool for project team updates. It is advised to repeat this tool in every team meeting. The more often you do it, the quicker it gets done.

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The best way to start using the FQW-tool is to say the abbreviation out loud: FQW. Go on! Say: FQW. You will now never forget it because the ‘W-DOUBLE YOU’ specifically emphasizes that it is all about how YOU and how YOU as an individual team member can have a DOUBLE impact on the project by sharing your FQW’s!

First the Facts are shared; start with one team member sharing all his/her facts followed by the other team members. Post-its are placed on the flipchart, clustered around themes.

All team members receive post-its and are asked to write down (in silence!) their FQWs. While the participants are writing, the facilitator prepares 3 flipcharts: Facts / Questions / Worries. When all participants are ready writing, continue with Step 2.