6.3. Step 7: Conduct the initial deployment kickoff meeting

Armed with the final plans, schedules, vision, and list of projects, it is time to conduct the initial deployment kickoff meeting. This is called the initial meeting because of the importance of repeating this type of kickoff meeting often. This meeting is attended by the stakeholders from your company and from IBM and should include team project leads, IT leads, and lines of business leaders. This meeting should create awareness, understanding, and enthusiasm for the deployment activities that are about to begin.

The meeting should be led by you, the Enterprise Business Sponsor, as the leader within your company of the software deployment. Presentations may be made by the members of ...

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