A typical inception agenda has two types of sessions, matching the participation levels: stakeholder or active members.
- Active member is anyone directly involved by the understanding and implementation of the project. These are the people who should actively participate on all the inception sessions. These might include: Product owners, developers, testers, project managers, and user experience.
- Stakeholder is someone impacted or affected by the project. These are people highly interested on the inception direction and results, but cannot participate on all the sessions. These might include: sponsors, end users, legal, sys-admin, sales, and marketing.
There are two mandatory stakeholder sessions: the kickoff and the showcase sessions, respectively for starting and for closing the inception. These sessions are mandatory because they allow the project stakeholder to (1) set the team on the right direction, and (2) validate the obtained results.
