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I have some thoughts about it but I want to elaborate it with you. What is the difference between "Project Meeting" and "Project Discussion" ?

My thought is if you have an agenda for a meeting and you won't discuss anything new in that meeting it is a project meeting. If you don't have a certain agenda and the goal of having a meeting is talking about improvements to the project or brainstorming about project , this is project discussion.

This is my point of view. I am wondering yours.

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Could you please give some context on those terms? At least to me, they are not well-known, thus completely open for interpretation. Which makes it quite hard to tell a difference between the two ;) – MattiSG Sep 11 '12 at 19:22
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The word "Meeting" and the word "Discussion". You're attempting to make a distinction here, but its contextually based upon the organization that is using these two terms. Depending upon the organization, the answer to your question would be different. --Please consider editing your post to be a little clearer. – aclear16 Sep 11 '12 at 19:31
@aclear16 I've edited my post. – SNaRe Sep 11 '12 at 19:41
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Oh, ok. Well, StackExchange is a questions & answers website, so we are focused on practical questions that can have a definite answer, not so much on discussing points of view ;) Please have a look at the FAQ for more details on which questions are good to ask, and how they can be phrased so that they are usable by future users. Welcome to this community nonetheless! – MattiSG Sep 11 '12 at 19:46
Hi SNaRe, welcome to PMSE! I'm almost certain that, underneath the surface of this post, there is a problem you're facing that has made you ask this question. Consider making an edit to focus on that problem instead, and we can look at reopening. Good luck! :) – jmort253♦ Sep 11 '12 at 21:32

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I'll attempt to answer this in a way that avoids a polling type question, in the case that this question remains open.

The two phrases in question are just that, phrases. They don't have a set in stone definition because they are not a proscribed part of a particular project management philosophy. Being thus, they can mean whatever you need them to mean to serve the purpose you wish for them to serve.

Your two definitions are adequate, although there doesn't really appear to be any reason to ever have a project meeting as you describe. If you are not discussing anything new, then why are you meeting? I would ask myself what the purpose of such a gathering would be.

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I meant that you are trying to solve existing issues. Actually I saw this in a project management presentation and wanted to learn your thoughts. – SNaRe Sep 11 '12 at 20:05
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What is the issue that you are trying to solve, specifically? Are you finding that your meetings are not well defined enough, and seeking a solution to that? I feel like there is a motivation behind this question that would fit our format. – aclear16 Sep 11 '12 at 20:21

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