Create Team Norms with the Working Agreements Template

About this template

The Working Agreements Notion template is a comprehensive guide for establishing team norms and expectations. It covers everything from team and leader preparation to communication channels, meeting protocols, and escalation processes.

• Preparation: Team members and leaders prepare independently, focusing on work locations, hours, and preferences.

• Communication: The team discusses and agrees on various communication channels and their purposes.

• Meetings: Guidelines for meetings are established, including objectives, attendees, and follow-up procedures.

• Escalation: A clear escalation process is outlined for resolving pressing issues.

• Continuous Improvement: The team commits to regular reviews and adjustments to the working agreement.

This template is ideal for teams looking to improve collaboration and streamline communication. It's especially useful for remote teams or teams undergoing changes.

Key features

• Guided team-agreement workshop
• Work preferences and availability
• Communication-channel standards
• Meeting and escalation agreements
• Continuous-improvement practices

What's included

• Guided team-agreement exercise
• Working-location, hours, environment and feedback preferences
• Communication-channel standards
• Meeting agreements and follow-up practices
• Escalation process
• Continuous-improvement practices

Use cases

• Team collaboration norms
• culture alignment
• project onboarding

Who it’s for

• Team leads
• Agile coaches
• Delivery managers
• Project teams