During the meeting, explain the tasks to each team member and hold them accountable for further deliverables. Communication plan Communication is one of the main characteristics of a project. Consequently, the project kick-off meeting should highlight the project communication plan more. This normally involves meetings and escalation strategies. Below are some of the meetings that take place during the project life cycle: • Project plan updates • Weekly status meeting • Management updates • Task and activity planning sessions Additionally, the project manager can focus on others transmission mechanisms such as email communications, forums, etc. Feedback and Closing At the conclusion of the kick-off meeting, open a question and answer session that allows team members to communicate freely with each other. If time is not enough to assist each individual on the team, request them to send their questions and answers via email. Then, once the project management reviews those emails, they can make arrangements for further discussions as one-on-one conversations or as group discussions to explain them in