While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I would hold bi-weekly teleconferences with all parties involved in the project. This included people at the Naval Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, other vendors, and gov officials. During this meeting, I would take meeting minutes and at the end of each meeting email them out along with a list of action items and when those actions need to be completed. A lot happened during these meetings and even though it was just two weeks between meetings, we would always forget what was said at one meeting or another. The meeting minutes kept a log of everything we completed in those weeks and where we were. This helped if anyone was out of this office and made sure everyone was held accountable and progress continued efficiently. It helped us all see the big picture of what everyone was contributing and gave a time for us to work through problems and plan for the future.