Team Norms Norms are the rules that the team agrees to follow as it conducts its work. Norms may be written or may evolve as unwritten understandings over time. Most newly organizing teams find it effective to start out with an initial set of norms with the understanding that these will need to be reviewed and modified frequently.
Some teams decide to review norms at the beginning or end of each meeting.
A designated scribe will take minutes and publish them for all. An agenda is published in advance and an initial step in team meetings is to agree on the amount of time allowed for discussion of each topic. Decision making is by consensus. Consensus hopes for unanimous support. Individual team members may not fully agree with a team decision, but will fully support it.