Project Brief Template — One-Page Kickoff Doc

Create a concise project brief for stakeholder alignment.

## Project Information
- **Project name**: [name]
- **Project owner**: [who's responsible]
- **Sponsor**: [executive sponsor]
- **Date**: [brief date]
- **Status**: [Proposed / Approved / In Progress]

## Fill In:
- **Problem statement**: [what problem does this project solve — 2-3 sentences]
- **Objective**: [what does success look like — 1-2 sentences]
- **Key stakeholders**: [who's involved and their role]
- **Target completion**: [date]
- **Budget**: [if applicable]
- **Key deliverables**: [3-5 things this project will produce]
- **Dependencies**: [what this project needs from others]
- **Risks**: [top 2-3 risks]

## Generate a One-Page Brief With:

### Background & Problem (3-4 sentences)
Why this project exists — the business context.

### Objective & Success Criteria
What we're trying to achieve, with measurable success criteria:
- Success metric 1: [specific, measurable]
- Success metric 2: [specific, measurable]
- Success metric 3: [specific, measurable]

### Scope
**In scope**: [what's included]
**Out of scope**: [what's explicitly excluded — prevents scope creep]

### Timeline & Milestones
| Milestone | Target Date | Owner |

### Stakeholders & Roles
| Name | Role | Responsibility | Decision Authority |
RACI: Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed

### Budget & Resources
| Category | Amount |

### Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |

### Next Steps
3-5 immediate actions with owners and due dates.

Keep it to ONE PAGE. Brevity is a feature.