Liftoff, 2nd Edition

Planning the Liftoff

Once you’re ready to begin planning a project liftoff, ask yourself, your planning group, the team, or the business, these questions:

• What did you learn from the retrospectives on previous liftoffs?

• What will create the best starting point for everyone involved?

• Is this a single-team product or service, a single-team project, or a multiteam program or initiative?

• What will the team (or teams) need to start well?

• Whose support is essential to the success of our effort? Which key stakeholders should we invite?

• How much of the liftoff will the executives and sponsors attend?

• Will the team need new skills?

• Will the team need new knowledge?

• Where do we anticipate challenges in communication and information flow? ...