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Managing projects

4.5 Project initiation document (PID)

A project initiation document (PID) is a reference document produced at the outset of
a project – at the end of the initiation stage. There are two primary reasons for having
a PID.

 For authorisation by the project steering committee or project board

 To act as a base document against which progress and changes can be
assessed.

A project initiation document (PID) should contain at least the following
sections:

 purpose statement – explains why the project is being undertaken

 scope statement – puts boundaries to the project by outlining the major
activities

 deliverables – tend to be tangible elements of the project, such as reports,
assets and other outputs

 cost and time estimates – it is a good idea for the project team to have some
feel for the organisation’s expectations in terms of the project budget

 objectives – a clear statement of the mission, CSFs and milestones of the
project

 stakeholders – a list of the major stakeholders in the project and their interest
in the project

 chain of command – a statement (and diagram) of the project organisation
structure.

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