Bus 380 project management

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Bus 380 project management

Question #1

The kickoff meeting encompasses the first meeting, which comprises of the client of the project and the project team. Notably, this meeting defines the base elements for the entire project and other planning activities in relation to the project. This meeting has the mandate of introducing the project team members and the client. In addition, the meeting gives its members an opportunity to discuss the responsibilities of each participating member of the project (Kousholt, 2007). The process for holding a kickoff meeting is discussed below:

• The agenda

This process gives the members of the project a clear understanding of how the project will move to the next level of progress.

• The meeting

This process ensures that the meeting is flowing and time wastage is avoided. Being personal and fun at this point will make every team member to enjoy participating.

• Getting started

This process entails taking immediate charge and control of the meeting. During this process welcome all the participants without forgetting yourself. In addition, during this process the project is defined, its purpose and the project expected deliverables and goals. All the members of the project are introduced together with their roles.

• Project presentation

Having set the tone of the project, project presentation will discuss and present the project assumptions, which set the tone of how the plan was developed. During this process referring to the document relating to project plan is important because this document is sent to every member; hence going through it task by task will bring several issues to the limelight (Meredith & Mantel, 2012).

• Establish the expectations of the team members and a timeline.

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