Project Initiation Worksheet

Business Need (Why do it?)

Feasibility Assessment (Are resources [time, money, people, etc.] available?)

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Goal of the Project (What the project will create)

Objectives (State specific objectives and how they will be measured)

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Objectives are: Specific Measurable Agreed upon Realistic Time-framed

Stakeholders (Anyone whose interests may be affected by the project)

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Stakeholder Stakeholder’s Interest

Deliverables (Tangible things, results or outcomes to be produced)

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Triangle Flexibility (Flexibility ranking of each triangle side)

Scope Time

Cost

Assumptions (Things considered to be true, real or certain at this point)

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Constraints (Factors that may limit the team’s options)

Exclusions (Anything that is not part of this project)

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Benefits (Potential value to be gained)

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