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Project kickoff template

A nine-slide kickoff deck: why the project matters, goals and how you'll measure them, what's in and out of scope, a timeline, team roles, ways of working, risks and next steps.

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Who it's for

Project and programme managers, team leads and anyone starting a piece of work with others.

What's in it

9 slides in the Coast theme, with speaker notes where they help. Change the theme, the text and the layout of any slide.

Fonts: Lato

Every slide

The presentation you get. Replace the words in brackets with your own.

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  1. [Project name]

    Kickoff · [Date]

    Slide 1

  2. Why this project

    • The problem we're solving and who has it

    • What happens if we do nothing

    • How this fits our wider goals

    Slide 2

  3. Goals and how we'll measure them

    Goal 1

    [What changes]. Measured by [how you'll know].

    Goal 2

    [What changes]. Measured by [how you'll know].

    Goal 3

    [What changes]. Measured by [how you'll know].

    Slide 3

  4. Scope

    • In scope

      • [Thing we will do]

      • [Thing we will do]

    • Not in scope

      • [Thing we won't do now]

      • [Thing we won't do now]

    Slide 4

  5. Timeline

    Discover

    Design

    Build

    Test

    Launch

    Weeks 1–2 · 3–4 · 5–8 · 9–10 · 11

    Slide 5

  6. Team and roles

    Role

    Person

    Responsible for

    Sponsor

    [Name]

    Decisions, priorities and support

    Project lead

    [Name]

    Plan, progress and risks

    Delivery team

    [Names]

    Designing, building and testing

    Advisers

    [Names]

    Expert input when needed

    Slide 6

  7. How we'll work

    • A short check-in twice a week

    • One shared board for all tasks

    • Decisions written down, with who made them and why

    • A demo at the end of every stage

    Slide 7

  8. Risks and dependencies

    • [Risk], and what we'll do about it

    • [Dependency on another team or supplier]

    • [Something we're not sure about yet]

    Slide 8

  9. Next steps

    • Confirm the team and the time each person gives

    • Set up the board and the meeting series

    • Start the discovery interviews

    Slide 9

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