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Procedures, Project Launch Meetings
Planning & Oversight
Project Launch Meetings
Executive Training, 930726
Facilitator

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1008 -    ..
1009 - Summary/Objective
1010 -
101001 - Follow up work at ref SDS 2 line 109. Reviewed article in 950701
101002 - Pmnetwork p. 27 that has ideas on Project Launch Meeting.
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1013 - Progress
1014 -
101401 - Reviewed ref OF 1 0000 by Joan Knutson of Project Mentors under the
101402 - Executive Notebook column.  Other articles by Joan on an Executive PM
101403 - Steering Committee, are at ref SDS 1 line 140.
101404 -
101405 - This piece is a good generic overview of issues to consider and
101406 - methods to conduct a meeting.
101407 -
101408 - Need to Review with PMI EPT to see how much of this stuff they want to
101409 - do.
101410 -
101411 -     Main point is that once the PM's are selected, we should have
101412 -     launch meeting on coordination.
101413 -
101414 -        [Did this at ref SDS 4 line 486.]
101415 -
101416 - Purpose of PLM is at ref OF 1 line 24.
101417 -
101418 -     This includes educate team on project objectives, challenges,
101419 -     introductions, set lines of communication, prepare project plan
101420 -     and identify planning deliverables.
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101422 -  ..
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101424 - Recommends using a facilitator, ref OF 1 line 35.
101425 -
101426 -     Perhaps there is a facilitator at PMM who could be part of our
101427 -     EPT, and can fill this role for us.
101428 -
101429 -         We are thinking along lines at ref SDS 2 line 526, and at ref
101430 -         SDS 2 line 660.
101431 -
101432 -         [Followed up at ref SDS 3 line 99.]
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101434 -     Morris has likened the SDS records I prepare as an aspect of
101435 -     being a "facilitator."
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101437 -
101438 - Submit reading material and make assignments so attendees can prepare
101439 - for meeting, ref OF 1 line 37:
101440 -
101441 -     Meeting agenda, goals
101442 -     Business Case that justified project.
101443 -     First level of WBS
101444 -
101445 -     Attendees write out their role on project
101446 -
101447 -     Attendees develop level 2 WBS of activities for which they are
101448 -     responsible or involved.
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101450 -
101451 - Joan suggests the initial part of the Launch meeting involves
101452 -
101453 -                     "Positioning the Project"
101454 -
101455 -    ...which mainly seems to be scope review, inclusions and
101456 -    exclusions, ref OF 1 line 65.
101457 -
101458 -    Also includes strategies, methods, risks, budget, go/no go
101459 -    decisions, optional course of actions, ref OF 1 line 74.
101460 -
101461 -    Quality, finance, priority are covered as necessary, ref OF 1 line
101462 -    94.
101463 -
101464 -        The PMI Event Program Plan has not considered Quality.  I added
101465 -        an item at ref SDS 2 line 679.
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