Description

Why a Kick – Off Meeting

All Projects have starts, thing is many of the Project Stakeholders don’t know if the project has started or not.

 This means that there is confusion from the word “GO” not the ideal way to start a project, the Project Manager is on the back foot and is going to have trouble getting things on track without the show of leadership from the onset of the project, the Kick – Off Meeting must a project, as it puts the Project Manager when he/she should be:

• With a crisp Kick – Off Meeting/s, the following results will be achieved in a very short time frame:
  • What is expected from the project
  • Leadership will be established
  • Confidence in the Project Manager
  • Communication protocol
  • Introduction to various Stake - holders
  • Constraints of the project:
    • Time
    • Scope
    • Budget
    • Other
  • A motivated project team
  • How change requests and dealt with
  • Why the organisation is taking on the project
  • Different roles are made clear and the risk of ambiguity is dealt with
  • A single Vison, Mission and Goal is established
  • Understanding that there may be more than a single Kick – Off Meeting in a given project

Here is exactly what we cover in this course:

• An explanation of the Kick – Off Meeting
• Where the Kick – Off Meeting should take place
• Why the Kick – Off Meeting is a must for all projects
• What a the Kick – Off Meeting is
• How to structure the Kick – Off Meeting  
• The need for establishing LEADERSHIP in the project
• Gaining the buy in of stakeholders