Project Brief

Project purpose and outcome

[Problem, target outcome, baseline, and sponsor]

Scope and exclusions

[In-scope work, out-of-scope requests, and change route]

Deliverables and acceptance

[Deliverable, owner, acceptance test, and due date]

Plan, roles, and dependencies

[Milestone, role, dependency, resource, and communication cadence]

Risks, assumptions, and decisions

[Risk, assumption, trigger, mitigation, and decision owner]

Kickoff checklist

[Access, kickoff attendees, open questions, and first action]

Measurement and Ownership