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Working Agreements for Product Teams

Set shared expectations for communication, meetings, escalation, feedback and day-to-day collaboration.

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Working Agreements Notion 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

  • Product teams
  • Product leads
  • Cross-functional delivery teams

Frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about this template.

Team members record location, time zone, working hours, commitments, environment, feedback preferences and useful personal context.

Separate sections define channel purpose and audience, meeting objectives and format, expected behaviour and follow-up.

Yes. It includes an escalation process and a continuous-improvement section for feedback, learning and future adjustments.

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