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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Ground Rules

Expectations regarding acceptable behavior by project team members.

Definition

Clear ground rules reduce conflict and increase productivity. Once established, all team members share responsibility for enforcing them.

Example

No laptops during retrospectives; respond to messages within four business hours.

Exam tip

Everyone enforces ground rules, not only the PM.

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