PM Through ConsensusA Project Management Course
Course overview › Module 4 · Build: roles, deadlines, meetings, agreements, communication
Module 4 · 35 min · 5 pages

Build: roles, deadlines, meetings, agreements, communication

~35 min total · Earn: Roles & Cadence

MOCHA, DARCI, RACI: pick one and use it. Setting deadlines by working backwards from the event date. Meetings as a tool (not a default). Community agreements. Communication norms that survive a hard week.

MOCHAM — Manager (sets context)O — Owner (one human, by name)C — Consulted (asked, not deciding)H — Helpers (do the work)A — Approver (final yes)Working BackwardsEvent dateScopeRecruitSurveyDay-of planadd a 1-week buffer to each phase

Subsections in Module 4

4.1 · 7 MIN

Roles with MOCHA, DARCI, or RACI

Open 4.1 4.2 · 7 MIN

Deadlines: work backwards from the event date

Open 4.2 4.3 · 7 MIN

Meetings: schedule, purpose, and the agenda that earns the time

Open 4.3 4.4 · 7 MIN

Community agreements that hold under pressure

Open 4.4 4.5 · 7 MIN

Module 4 checkpoint: communication tools and norms

Open 4.5