Although I have not yet been involved in a company meeting where meeting minutes were documented I can see why Dr. Simon has stressed the importance of the minutes in his lectures. These meeting minutes help document all vital information obtained from the meeting and can act as evidence for your role in the project if there is any issues with your boss. As mentioned if your boss feels you have been wasting your time by working on the project incorrectly you can always refer back to the meeting minutes as a documented file for why you are working on what you are. Meeting minutes can also help refresh all details discussed if you are having difficulties recalling some requirements that need to be met on the agenda. This also plays as a foundation to build on for your next meeting with your team. You can use the meeting minutes from the previous week to understand what aspects of the project are falling behind and needs more work. It helps keep your team moving to reach the ultimate goal. If you do not have any form of document monitoring the tasks your project needs to accomplish you may find your team missing deadlines.