Module 7 of 12 · Async + Virtual · 1.5 hours
Project Kickoff
Module 7 resources. Start with the video. Keep the quick reference open during the work.
Module 7 throughline: A kickoff does not explain the project. It assigns the project, and somebody leaves that room as the person the work runs through.Module Videos
The recorded walkthrough that teaches the module. Watch it first.
In productionModule Overview
The full illustrated module overview, read in one continuous pass.
Available Open →Quick Reference Guides
Calculators, diagnostics, and checklists to keep open on the job.
Available Open →Kickoff Readiness Board
The diagnostic. Tests a kickoff before it is run, item by item, against the one sentence success statement, the artifacts on the table, the designed Experience Points, and the 24 hour send.
Available Open →Feedback and Application Survey
Closes the module. It captures your commitment on a live project, and it sets the agenda for the live discussion.
Available Open →Additional Materials
Templates, worksheets, and source documents that support the module.
In productionWhat you will be able to do
- ✓Test readiness by writing the project’s success in one sentence the client would agree with.
- ✓Plant the flag, presenting the plan rather than the project, so leadership of the project is assigned to the project manager.
- ✓Design Experience Points that trace to something the client actually said.
- ✓Run Prepare, Execute and Follow Through so the kickoff leaves the three beliefs behind.
- ✓Build a culture of shared purpose and camaraderie within the project team.
Tools & resources
Tools & resources you will use
- Kickoff Readiness Board
- Kickoff Brief (Participant generated)
- One page Communication Plan (carried in from Module 6)
Listed items are the governance and operational tools tied to this section. Items marked “Participant generated” are built during the work.
The Archetype Lens
A warm kickoff can hide an unaligned project.
The People Pleaser reads harmony as alignment. The Accountable Owner uses kickoff to surface what is still unsaid.
Competent Coordinator
Logs and documents instead of intervening. Trusts the meeting cadence over the timely call.
Obsessed Designer
Optimizes for the design. Treats budget, client ops, and team load as someone else’s problem.
People Pleaser
Leads with relationship. Says yes, softens bad news, absorbs cost to dodge the hard conversation.
Accountable Owner
Owns the intersections. Reads signals early, stops work, presents options, protects the outcome.
Kickoff feels great. Nobody raises the hard constraints.
Takes the calm as consensus and leaves expectations soft.
Confirms scope, decision rights, and the uncomfortable constraints out loud. Treats kickoff as confirmation.
Meet the four archetypes in depth →