Blastoff Alternatives

We have suggested in this book that the stakeholders get together for a couple of days and derive all of the blastoff deliverables. We understand that in a lot of organizations this type of meeting, despite its merit, is simply not possible. But, there are other ways.

While coming together is important, it is the deliverables that really matter. Some organizations come up with these items in other formsa lot of companies write a business plan or some similarly named document that covers many of the topics we advocate. This is fine as long as you have an objective, quantifiable plan and it is circulated and agreed to by the stakeholders.

You don't have to have a meeting, but you do need to know all the facts that the meeting would deliver.

Some organizations use feasibility studies as a way of getting their projects started. Of course, the feasibility study must honestly look at the costs and risks as well as the benefits from the product. Provided the study delivers realistic numbers, it will serve. We make the proviso that all the key stakeholders must have seen and commented on the accuracy of the feasibility study. You don't have to have a meeting, but you do need to know all the facts that the meeting would deliver.