Project kick off

A project kick-off meeting sets the agenda for the project which is about to get started. Your first project meeting is an opportunity to share your plan for leading the project to a successful completion. You should take advantage of this one-time chance to energize the group, set proper expectations, and establish guidelines that will help you complete the project on time and within budget. If you fail to prepare for this meeting, you’ll put the project at risk right from the start. When you leave the kick off meeting, everyone on the project team must be on the same page. Your preparation beforehand will determine whether your kick off meeting will offer the greatest benefit to team members. It is important to cover the below mentioned aspects in the project kick off:

a. Project assumption list

b. A high level project plan

c. Key success factors

d. Key dependencies