# Preparations

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We are delighted to have you on board! As soon as the contract is signed, one of our Project Managers will contact you to initiate onboarding and prepare for the first kickoff meeting.

During the project kickoff, we will get to know each other and outline the purpose, goals, and plan. This meeting also gives all team members the opportunity to ask questions and clarify next steps.

**Let's work together to ensure a successful project launch!**

## Mobilize Your Team

It is important to identify roles and responsibilities for your project. Depending on company size, one person can fulfill multiple roles:

| <p><strong>Project Manager</strong></p><p>Planning and project oversight</p>            | <p><strong>UX Designer</strong></p><p>Design user experiences via design prototyping</p>                 |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>Frontend Engineer</strong></p><p>Develop visual and interactive elements</p> | <p><strong>Backend Engineer</strong></p><p>Build application business logic, server scripts and APIs</p> |
| <p><strong>System Architect</strong></p><p>Analyze and design IT components</p>         | <p><strong>QA & Testing</strong></p><p>Testing and validating the functionality developed</p>            |

Our **FactFinder team** includes:

| <p><strong>Project Manager</strong></p><p>Planning, point of contact and project oversight</p>                   |                                                                                            |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| <p><strong>Business Consultant</strong></p><p>Data feed analysis, basic configuration, and training of users</p> | <p><strong>Technical Consultant</strong></p><p>Support around the topic of integration</p> |

Want to get more familiar with FactFinder?

Watch our [Training Week videos (English)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkzWo_c5k8zS9_HjEAHpjAWIds-KIzlMv), explore the [FactFinder documentation](/docs/readme.md), or jump to [Integration](https://docs.fact-finder.com/integration/).

## Your First Meeting with FactFinder

In our kickoff with all relevant participants, we define success criteria and next steps. We clarify whether there is already a go-live date and which dependencies we should consider in planning.

Furthermore, we highlight the factors that are crucial for a successful project with FactFinder and address the following:

* The size of your [data feed](/docs/getting-started-guide/data-feed.md)
* How you will provide the feed (URL or SFTP)
* Keeping data up to date: in addition to full imports, support for delta updates
* The number of search requests you have per month
* The module scope for the go-live
* Contact person for the FactFinder credentials
* Weekly meetings (around 30 min – 1 hour): to ensure project progress and success, we recommend weekly meetings with the project team.


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