Kickoff Meeting Agenda Template

TEMPLATE NOTE

Your kickoff meeting with your company sponsor is an important part of starting your project off in a way that will lead to success. You'll have the opportunity during your kickoff meeting to talk to your sponsor for the first time, establish expectations, and clarify deliverables. Use the template below to help you conduct this meeting. Feel free to add to the agenda discussion items based on what you learned in your readings or research.

Date:

Time:

Topic:
Attendees:
Absent:

Meeting Objectives

Clarify project objectives, scope, and deliverables
Set up regular communication
Make a plan to move forward

(Designate someone to take notes during your meeting. You can take notes directly in this document if you prefer. One person will submit these notes in Canvas for your team assignment)

Agenda Topics

Name	Topic	Time
	Introductions (Name, Role on the Team, etc)	10 mins
	Discussion: Why does the company want to do this project? What decisions will they make or what actions will they take as a result of this project? Will this project give them everything they need? If not, what else do they need? Can they make a decision with the added project elements or take action? Describe the decision to be made or action to be taken. List the deliverables to be provided by the team to facilitate the decision or action Discuss timeline and scope [ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS]	40 mins
	Communication How does sponsor prefer to communicate? When will meetings be held and on what platform?	10 min

Action Items

Name	Action items	Deadline

Next Steps

Engagement Letter will be created and sent to company sponsor
Work Plan will be created and sent to company sponsor
Regular meetings will be scheduled