---
title: Kick off the project
acode: A09
principles:
  - 4
  - 5
---

If the project has been approved in [A08](../../a/08/), it's time for the customer and supplier stakeholders to get together and start the project with a kick-off event.

It's best to spend a full day for the kick-off event, preferably somewhere outside the organization. The project manager and the rest of the management team members (if any) should facilitate the event and make sure that it's a pleasant experience for everyone. 


## Purpose 

This meeting has the following main purposes: 

* Making the project official
* Allowing the internal and external stakeholders get to know each other and network 
* Communicating the basic information about the project


## Common pitfalls 

Make sure the kick-off event is not a dry, boring meeting that only goes through the details of the project, but rather is a pleasant experience aimed at team-building. 


