How Do You Set Up Project Kick Off Meetings?
Project Manager’s prepare internal and external kick off meetings that help organize the project, set expectations and define ground rules. Of the many types of meetings that Project Managers conduct these are considered the most important. Prepare an agenda for the internal kick off meeting. The agenda should include the plan elements that will be presented to the customer, the schedule, budget, how risk issues will be managed, how changes to the project will be managed and who are the primary points of communication. Invite the entire project team to the internal kick off meeting. Make sure that the team understands the content of each agenda item that is covered so when everyone meets with the customer there are no misunderstandings. Prepare an agenda for the external kick off meeting. This agenda should be similar to the one prepared for the project team but reworded bearing in mind that they do not work for your company. Invite the customer and if appropriate third party stakehold
