kick-off meeting
Initial team gathering
A kick-off meeting is the first gathering for a project or initiative, where participants align on goals, roles, timelines, and expectations.
The term borrows from sports, where the kickoff starts the game.
We scheduled a kick-off meeting with the client for Monday.
In business contexts, often shortened to simply kick-off or kickoff.
- agendaFormal discussion list
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- getting startedBeginning an undertaking
- first dayInitial day of something
objectives · strategy · scope · big picture · icebreaker · stakeholders · planning · deliverables · timeline · brainstorming · team building · teamwork · outline · facilitation · prioritization · next steps · parking lot · benchmarks
- construction eventsgroundbreaking, ribbon cutting, topping out, demolition, inspection