Project management templates from Project Agency – please alter to suit your needs
Project Definition Form [or PID]
Project Title:
Put here a very brief
Sponsor:
Insert actual sponsor name
title
State below the link with the corporate agenda – the actual wording please.
Put here the actual words in the corporate agenda – showing the link with this project
Project Background:
The background to the project. Enough information to inform the reader.
Project Benefits:
An outline of what the benefits are to the organisation, individuals or
stakeholders in delivering the project
Project Objectives:
The specific objectives for the project. NOTE: the objectives can be one
line or more detailed text.
Project Deliverables:
What you will be delivering at the end of the project. NOTE: these are
the what you will have at the end of the project, e.g. a report, a building,
improved service levels etc.
This project will include:
This project will not include:
This section defines the boundaries of the
Planning details should not be included at this stage.
project.
Success Criteria:
How you will measure the success of the project. NOTE: the success
criteria must be measurable.
Constraints:
Examples here can be specific (a skill which the project team must have)
resources, or a legal deadline – NOTE: only include time and money if you
can quantify them.
Key Assumptions:
The assumptions you are making in putting this document together.
Project Manager:
Who fulfils this role and what they do.
Project Sponsor:
Who fulfils this role and what they do.
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