Confirm the commercial baseline
Verify the signed scope, deposit, start condition, payment schedule, and approved change process.
Resolve differences between proposal, scope, and invoice before production begins.
Assign people and inputs
Name the client decision-maker, provider lead, subject experts, and person consolidating feedback.
List required access, content, files, and deadlines with an owner for each item.
Set the working rhythm
Confirm communication channels, meeting cadence, review windows, status format, and escalation path.
End kickoff with written actions and the date of the first deliverable or checkpoint.