Controlled Start Up

Project Brief Template & Notes

Project Brief Template Version 1

Controlled Start Up: Project Brief The Project Brief The Project Brief is required to enable a project to progress from a good idea or Feasibility Study to a formal request to the Project Board. The contents of the Project Brief will e entually be e!panded into a Project "nitiation #ocument $P"#%& which contains the detailed project plan. 'owe er& this will only occur if the Project Board belie es that the project is worthwhile& and iable. The Project Brief is generally short and pro ides an o er iew of the proposed project. (hen a Feasibility Study has ta)en place the Project Brief should refer to the Feasibility study rather than reproduce it. "f considerable time has passed since the Feasibility Study was produced& it will be necessary to chec) the contents of the report still hold true. Further support For further ad ice and support on Project *anagement please contact+ www.Pmad ice.co.u)

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34 PURPOS This document should pro ide a full and firm foundation for initiating the project& and although forming the basis of the Project "nitiation #ocument& it is a )ey document in its own right and gi es the direction and scope of the project. 54 B)C,-ROUN" Refer to Project Mandate. Explain the context of the project and what it was that suggested the need for it. State whether the project will be a stand-alone activity to fulfill a particular business require ent or whether it is part of a larger progra e. 64 PROJ CT " F!N!T!ON 6434 PROJ CT OBJ CT!# S Refer to Project Mandate. Explain what the project is trying to achieve by stating its objectives! which should be easurable and defined in ter s of the project"s ajor deliverables! effort! cost! tolerances and business benefits expected. 6454 PROJ CT SCOP Refer to Project Mandate. #escribe the ajor deliverables of the project along with specific products! which are not part of the project. #escribe the ajor dependencies $which i pact on the project during its life% and interdependencies! which will exist after i ple entation. 6464 OUT+!N PROJ CT OUTCO. S " +!# R)B+ S )N"7OR " S!R "

#escribe in outline the ain project deliverables and outco es. #o not atte pt to explain how the project will produce the deliverables or achieve the desired outco es. 6484 1C+US!ONS State which products are excluded fro the project! including any products that ay be added at a later date! subject to appropriate change control processes.

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6494 CONSTR)!NTS Refer to Project Mandate. #escribe the constraints within which the project ust operate! for exa ple there ay be constraints on the a ount of resources available to the project or the location of the project tea . 64:4 !NT RF)C S Refer to Project Mandate. #escribe any interfaces with the project both internal and external to the organisation including any lin&s to other projects or progra e$s% of projects. 84 OUT+!N BUS!N SS C)S Refer to Project Mandate. Show a su ary of the project"s business case! or if an external product a&e reference to it. 94 CUSTO. R;S /U)+!T0 1P CT)T!ONS Refer to project andate. State the 'usto ers (uality Expectations and &ey success factors for the project. #etail the relative i portance of ti e! cost and quality of the product so that future decisions ay be based on what factor is para ount to the project)s success. :4 )CC PT)NC CR!T R!) *nsert a prioritised list of criteria which the final product$s% ust eet before the custo er will accept the . *t is essential therefore to eet with the custo er and see& agree ent as to content and priority. <4 R!S,S #ocu ent any ris&s to the project"s +usiness 'ase &nown at this ti e. =4 OUT+!N PROJ CT P+)N Show an outline of the overall project plan including delivery dates plus overall costs and resource usage. ajor products! their &ey

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