Project Kickstart for Small Businesses

Small teams often jump into delivery because a supplier is ready to start “next Monday”. Without a structured kick-off, scope drifts, owners stay fuzzy, and budgets spiral. Our Project Kickstart gives you a fast, practical baseline so you negotiate and execute with confidence.

Signs you need a kickstart

• Requirements live in scattered emails or slides with no single source of truth.
• Leaders cannot agree on what “done” means, yet the vendor has already produced a timeline.
• Nobody has listed the top risks or dependencies the supplier should plan for.
• You have not set decision thresholds for change requests or budget escalations.

Two-half-day sprint that creates clarity

Between sessions we refine inputs asynchronously, review documents, and prepare stakeholder-friendly visuals.

Artifacts you leave with

• Project charter summarising goals, scope boundaries, and success criteria.
• Integrated timeline with milestones, critical dependencies, and checkpoint cadence.
• Risk + assumption register highlighting impact, owner, and mitigation.
• Governance starter kit including meeting agenda, decision log, and change form.

How to get the most value

1. Nominate an internal sponsor who can validate decisions quickly.
2. Share any prior proposals, RFPs, or budgets—even draft versions help.
3. Invite the eventual vendor to the second session if you want them aligned early.
4. Schedule a checkpoint two weeks later to review updates and lock the baseline.

With a solid blueprint in hand, you negotiate from a position of strength and ensure the supplier commits to deliverables that everyone understands.