Pre-Read Memo

The structured briefing document distributed to all meeting participants no later than 24 hours before a constraint-first review, containing the week’s primary operational constraint in specific terms, the status of decisions from the previous meeting, and a concise metrics update showing only material changes from the prior period.

The pre-read memo is the mechanism that converts meeting time from information delivery to problem-solving. 

Participants arrive with shared context, enabling the full meeting duration to be spent on resolution rather than orientation. A meeting conducted without a pre-read memo is structurally incapable of being a constraint-first meeting.