# Project kickoff meeting notes template

Date: [add date]
Participants: [add names]
Purpose: [add purpose]

## Outcome & success signal

[Describe what should change and how the team will judge it. Separate a measurable target from an aspiration when no baseline exists.]

## Scope & exclusions

[Name what is included and what is deliberately excluded. Record a change-control question if the boundary is not settled.]

## Roles & decision rights

[Distinguish the person doing the work from the person making the final decision. Confirm responsibility rather than assuming it from seniority.]

## Milestones & dependencies

[List the target milestone and its condition. Use explicit tentative language for dates the group did not commit to.]

## Risks & open decisions

[Capture the uncertainty, its consequence, and the next step to resolve it. Do not mark a risk as resolved because it was discussed.]

## First actions

[End with accepted actions, named owners, and stated dates. Leave missing dates visible rather than filling them with the project milestone.]