ABF Guide · Practical workflow
How to write meeting minutes that turn decisions into tracked actions
Minutes are most useful when they distinguish discussion from decisions and make follow-up ownership obvious.
Capture the decision, not a transcript
Summarize the outcome and only the discussion context needed to understand it.
Create one action per commitment
Write the action as a concrete deliverable, with an owner and target date when known.
Track status separately
Keep action status visible across meetings instead of burying updates in new paragraphs.
Close or carry forward
At the next review, explicitly close completed actions or carry open ones forward with updated context.
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