The key document to be developed in the initiation phase is the Project Initiation Document (PID), which typically contains:
• Project Aim/Scope
• Key objectives
• Project Organisation, Roles and Responsibilities
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Assumptions
• Constraints
• Methodology, monitoring and Control System
This core PID document will require to be further supported by a working Communication Plan and Risk Plan. (See sections 6.3 and 6.4)
This document, which must be approved by the Programme/Project Board, aims to give an effective and clear picture of the project and can also form a concise project overview that is readily communicable to everyone involved in the project, including new project team personnel.
This core document will also form the basis of and transfer into the Project Execution plan once the Full Business Case has been approved.