Agenda as metaphor for work plan

Those of you who know me know that I love to think and talk about meeting agendas and work plans. I realized today that for me, an agenda is a good metaphor for a work plan. A good agenda lays out a purpose for the meeting, what needs to get accomplished, is appropriate related to the resources available, engages everyone at the table, and has a clear goal that can be achieved. And sometimes includes an evaluation at the end. HEY! Just like a good work plan.