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PROJECT KICKOFF & MOBILISATION
$20,000 AUD
PROJECT KICKOFF & MOBILISATION
Give your project a clear start.
Cherry helps your team turn an agreed project idea into a practical starting point, with clear scope, responsibilities, an initial delivery plan and a structure for making decisions.
Delivered within 6 weeks of the agreed start.
Walk away with a mobilisation pack, an initial project plan and an agreed decision structure.
We take on a limited number of engagements at a time.
READY TO START, BUT NOT QUITE SET UP?
The project's approved. Now you need everyone clear on what happens next.
Scope needs agreement
People have different expectations of what the project will deliver.
There’s a date, but no shared plan
The target is set. The milestones, dependencies and work needed to reach it aren’t.
Responsibilities are unclear
People are involved, but ownership and decision-making still need sorting out.
Your team needs a hand getting started
You need momentum, and the team is stretched setting everything up alongside their day jobs.
What you walk away with
A clear scope, a practical initial plan and agreed responsibilities, brought together in one Project Mobilisation Pack.
Clear project scope
A shared understanding of what the project will deliver, what’s included and what sits outside it.
Initial delivery plan
A practical starting plan showing key milestones, dependencies and the activities needed to get moving.
Roles and decision structure
Clear responsibilities, who makes which decisions and how issues are escalated.
Before we start
We agree the project boundary, people involved and deliverables. You provide the existing brief, business case or other available project information.
Weeks 1 to 2: Establish the foundations
We work with your sponsor and key people to clarify objectives, scope, success measures and responsibilities.
Weeks 3 to 4: Build the initial plan
We map the key activities, milestones and dependencies, then define how decisions, reporting and escalation will work.
Weeks 5 to 6: Agree and hand over
We review the mobilisation pack with your team, resolve feedback and hand over the initial plan, responsibilities and next actions.
Six weeks from agreed start to a clear scope, initial plan and agreed responsibilities.
The timeline is indicative. We can agree a faster delivery schedule to meet your needs, depending on scope and timely access to the right people and information.
HOW IT RUNS
What we need from you
A sponsor to work with, access to the key people involved, and any existing project brief, business case, scope or planning documents.
Your team will need to contribute to the planning sessions, review the proposed approach and make timely decisions.
Is this for you?
✓ Good fit
You have a project to get started and a sponsor who can make decisions.
You need help agreeing the scope, building an initial plan and establishing responsibilities.
Your team can contribute the knowledge and decisions needed to shape the project.
✕ Not the right fit
You need a business case to decide whether the project should proceed.
You need someone to manage the project through delivery.
Your project is already off track and needs an audit or recovery assessment.
You get a clear starting point for delivery, with an initial plan and a team that understands who’s responsible for what.
What’s included and what isn’t
Included
Project setup for one agreed project.
Review of the available project brief, business case and supporting information.
Focused planning sessions with the sponsor and agreed key people.
One Project Mobilisation Pack covering scope, an initial delivery plan, roles and decision structure.
A handover session to review the pack and confirm next actions.
Not included
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Developing a business case or deciding whether the project should proceed.
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Ongoing project management or carrying out the implementation.
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Detailed requirements gathering, solution design or a fully resourced task-level schedule.
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Setting up additional projects or providing ongoing support.
We agree the specific scope, participants and deliverables before work begins. Additional work is agreed separately.
Frequently asked questions
Meet gill
Gill Townsend brings 25 years of delivery experience across financial services, technology transformation, defence and not-for-profits, including 18 years as an independent contractor.
She understands the pressure of being accountable for a project that isn’t delivering. Her approach combines evidence, conversations with the people doing the work and practical delivery judgement to establish what’s going wrong and recommend a way forward.
Adam W
LEAD DEVELOPMENT UNDERWRITER, UNDERWRITEME
Gill was superb at keeping our team on track, understanding our clients’ needs and how we could best address them.
Argel C
SALES ENGINEERING LEAD (GLOBAL), DIRECT REPORT, UNDERWRITEME
She led with trust... that rare balance between being strategically sharp and genuinely people-focused.
Virginija B
technical business analyst, direct report, UNDERWRITEME
Gill connects big-picture thinking with hands-on execution... and she does it all while keeping her team motivated, focused, and supported.
Kieran C
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST, UNDERWRITEME
Do not look past Gill if you ever have the opportunity of having her on your team.
Got a project you need to get started?
Tell us what you’re starting and where you need a hand.
Want ongoing support once your project is underway?
Cherry Concierge is your project plus one: a weekly board refresh and a weekly conversation with your Cherry consultant.
Not sure which package fits? Tell me what’s happening and we’ll help you choose.