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Background...................................................................................................................................... 4
Project Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 5
Business Need and Business Benefits ................................................................................................ 5
Project Scope .................................................................................................................................. 6
In Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Out of Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Flexibility Matrix ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Deliverables and Target Schedule ....................................................................................................... 6
Success Criteria............................................................................................................................... 7
Initial Assumptions and Constraints ................................................................................................ 8
Initial Risks and Issues .................................................................................................................... 9
Team and Communication ............................................................................................................ 10
Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities .........................................................................................10
Project Organization Structure .............................................................................................................10
Initial Communication Plan ...................................................................................................................10
Project Authority ............................................................................................................................ 11
Signatures ...............................................................................................................................................12
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Background
What history led to this project?
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Project Objectives
What are the primary objectives of this project?
Business Need and Business Benefits
Why should the business do this project? What are the benefits to doing this project instead of
another?
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Project Scope
In Scope

What is included in the work of this project?
Out of Scope

What is not included in the work of this project?
Flexibility Matrix
Most Flexible
Moderately Flexible
Least Flexible
Scope
Schedule
Cost
Deliverables and Target Schedule
Deliverable Description
Target Due Date
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Success Criteria
What are the measurable ways you will know that this project is meeting the goals set forth by the
sponsor?
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Initial Assumptions and Constraints
ID
Type
Description
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1
A: assumption; C: constraint
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Initial Risks and Issues
ID
Type
Description
Owner
Importance3
2
2
3
R: risk; I: issue
5: high; 4: medium-high; 3: medium; 2: low-medium; 1: low
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Team and Communication
Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities
Stakeholder
Role
Impact4
Influence5
Needs
Responsibiliti
es
Project Organization Structure
Role
Resources Needed (Type or Name)
Steering committee
Core team
Extended team
Initial Communication Plan
Communication
Description
Frequency
Format
Recipients
Title
What is it?
How often?
E-mail? Meeting?
Who gets it?
4
5
5: high; 4: medium–high; 3: medium; 2: low–medium; 1: low
5: high; 4: medium–high; 3: medium; 2: low–medium; 1: low
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Project Authority
Title
Resources Needed (Names)
Sponsor:
Project manager:
Steering committee:
Change control board:
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Signatures
Signature of sponsor
Printed name of sponsor
Date
Signature of project manager
Printed name of project manager
Date
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