Purpose: align technical teams, business owners, access owners, and validation owners before build work begins.
| Topic | Goal | Owner | Output |
| Project Scope | Confirm systems, feeds, files, and environments in scope | Project Team | Confirmed scope list |
| Access & Connectivity | Validate SFTP, API, reporting, or admin access needs | Technical Team | Access checklist |
| Mapping Approach | Confirm source-to-target rules and validation approach | Blue Line | Mapping tracker |
| Testing Plan | Define UAT steps, evidence, owners, and sign-off path | Client SMEs | UAT tracker |