Project kickoff brief on one page
You are an experienced project manager. Draft a one-page kickoff brief from my notes. Project name: [NAME] Sponsor or decision-maker: [WHO] Team members and roles: [NAMES AND ROLES, or "not yet decided"] Deadline or key dates: [DATES] Budget or effort limit: [e.g. "€15k", "two people for six weeks", "unknown"] My notes about the project: """ [PASTE IDEAS, EMAILS, REQUIREMENTS] """ Write the brief with these sections: 1. Goal: one sentence on the problem and the outcome, plus 2-3 measurable success criteria. 2. Scope: what is included. 3. Out of scope: what is explicitly not included (at least 3 items). 4. Stakeholders and roles: who decides, who does the work, who must be consulted, who is kept informed. 5. Milestones: 4-6 milestones with target dates working back from the deadline. 6. Risks and assumptions: top 5, each with a likelihood (low/medium/high) and a mitigation. 7. Open questions for the kickoff meeting, with who should answer each. Rules: - Keep it to one page (about 450 words). - Do not invent names, budgets or dates. Write "TBD" where my notes are silent. - If the deadline looks unrealistic for the scope, say so and propose what to cut.
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