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| ### Next Steps Obtain Project Commitments |
| Hold Project Launch ( 3 : IT : 2 : 2.1 ) ( 3 : IT : 2 : 2.5 ) Project Manager
Activity: Hold Project Launch
Project Manager
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|  | Participating Roles Responsible: Project Manager
### Overview Hold a meeting with the project team to launch the project. Educate the team about the project vision, team members and their roles, life cycle, milestones, communication, scenarios to be delivered, and any other relevant information to start the project. # Entry Criteria Project Plan The project plan has been reviewed and approved by senior management in the IPMO review. # Sub-Activities
1 | Schedule Project Launch Meeting | Schedule the meeting to launch the project. Make an attempt to get the full team together for the launch to build team unity and reinforce the start of the project for all individual team members. This will also facilitate getting team commitments to the plan.
2 | Hold Project Launch Meeting | Hold the meeting for the project launch. Make this an event to create excitement and momentum to start the project. Make an effort to tell what role each person will play in the project. Go through the plan and discuss all the salient points. Review the team charter, specifying the team's level of empowerment and independence. Inform the team about the communication plan. Emphasize that the project plan has been reviewed and approved by senior management. Make sure to record who was in attendance for this meeting.
3 | Follow Up After Project Launch | Optional Follow up with any individual team members who did not attend the project launch meeting to make sure they receive the same information.
# Exit Criteria
| The iteration team is officially formed and informed about the iteration plan.
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