Preparing for the kickoff is like preparing for any other well-organized meeting, with advanced notice, a crisp agenda, and clear and concise presentation materials.
The basic agenda focuses on SCOR, the project approach to be utilized, and the highlights of the project charter, the tasks to be undertaken. Prepare the active executive to incorporate some additional slides to put the project in a strategic business context. (See Figure 3-1 for Fowlers' project kickoff agenda.) Finally, it's a good idea to include some kind of social event. While the real big to-do should be reserved for later on, when you report results from the project, the purpose of the kickoff is to bring everyone into the team's understanding of the project and to make them feel good about the initiative.
Supply Chain Project
Kickoff Presentation
Kickoff Agenda
Introductions
Fowler's business case for supply chain improvement
Supply chain FAQs and the SCOR approach
Lunch
Fowlers' project charter
Social event
Fowlers Business Case
Technology products group strategy, critical success factors, and critical business issues
Food products group strategy, critical success factors, and critical business issues
The case for supply chain improvement
SCOR—FAQs
What is the Supply-Chain Council?
What is SCOR?
How do you use SCOR to achieve supply chain performance improvement?
How can this apply to my company?
How can I learn more about SCOR?
Resources
www.supply-chain.org
www.totalsupplychain.com
www.hoovers.com
www.pgmbenchmarking.com
gravity.lmi.org/course
sce.webex.com
www.pragmatek.com
Project Charter Review
Milestones
Design team schedule
Steering team schedule
Organization chart
Dependencies
Communication plan
Figure 3-1: Fowlers' project kickoff agenda.