Chapter 6

1. Chapter 6 IS625

2. Kick-Off Meeting • After funded • Finalize the project plan and approach • Outline schedules • For client • For contractors • For external vendors • It is a whole-day meeting • Participated by everyone involved in the project, physically or virtually

3. Agenda • Introductions • Purpose of the Meeting • Project Background • Project Plan • Project Approach • Open Discussion • Action Items • Next Steps • The meeting must have several breaks, lunch, and possible activities for team building

4. Project Plan – important items 2. Project Definition Overview 3. Changes Since Project Definition Was Approved 4. Staffing Plan 5. Development Environment 6. High-Level Schedule 7. Deliverables and Milestones 8. Functional Requirements 9. Technical Requirements 11. Quality Assurance (QA) Plan 12. Communications Plan 13. Deployment Plan 14. Operations Plan 15. Training Plan 16. Risk Management Plan 18. Client Acceptance Criteria

5. Project Approach – important items 3. Change Control Process 4. Technical Processes 7. Organizational Processes -- how to get uor sick leave, hand off build, get engineers to answer a questions, etc • Defect Tracking Process 9. Status Report Process 10. Document the process for status reporting. 11. Monitoring and Reporting 12. Special Processes or Considerations Note any special processes or considerations not covered in other sections or documents. Include links or references to documents where necessary. 13. Escalation Procedures 14. Project Documentation Process define the update and communication process for every project document.