In plain English
This is a follow-up task, not just a discussion point. People decide on it during a meeting, and someone is given responsibility for doing it later.
In context
Here, "action item" names the task that was agreed on in the meeting and assigned to someone to do afterwards.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- names a task assigned from the meeting
Meaning limits
The term itself does not show when the task is due or whether it has already been completed.
Examples
“In the meeting, booking the hall became an action item for Marta, while the date itself was left undecided.”
“Marta left the meeting with one action item: book the hall.”