PROJECT KICKOFF BRIEF
Project: [Name]
Sponsor / decision owner: [Name]
Delivery lead: [Name]
Kickoff date: [Date]

1. WHY THIS PROJECT
Problem / opportunity: [What needs to change]
People affected: [Users / teams]
Desired outcome: [Observable change]
Success evidence: [How we will judge the result]

2. SCOPE
Included in this release: [List]
Explicitly excluded: [List]
Unresolved scope questions: [Question / owner / date]
Acceptance criteria: [Concrete conditions]

3. DEPENDENCIES AND ASSUMPTIONS
Dependency: [Required input]
Owner / team: [Name]
Needed by: [Date]
If late: [Consequence / fallback]
Assumption to test: [Statement]
Test / evidence / owner: [Details]

4. HOW WE WILL WORK
Decisions the lead can make: [Scope]
Decisions requiring sponsor input: [Scope]
Escalation route: [Who / when]
Working documents: [Links]
Update rhythm and channel: [Details]
Change-request process: [Details]

5. FIRST CHECKPOINT
Date: [Date]
Result to inspect: [Deliverable]
Owner: [Name]
Decision we expect to make: [Question]

6. KICKOFF RECORD
Decisions made: [List]
Open questions: [Question / owner / date]
First actions: [Deliverable / owner / due date]

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