Project Initiation

Some organizations prefer a detailed Project Charter. This Project Charter Template is a longer version of our Project Charter Template. You need to provide details about the project but be sure not to start planning the project until after the project charter is signed and authorized. Creating the project plan...

A kick-off meeting signals the start of a new project. It’s an opportunity to introduce all the team members (including the client if applicable) and helps to get everyone on the same page. The checklist includes everything that needs to be accomplished prior to, during, and after a project kick-off...

A Good Business Case captures and documents the reasoning for starting a new project. Our free Business Case Template provides a sound foundation for developing the business case for your next project.   A Business Case helps to determine whether or not a project justifies an organizations investment into a...

Some organizations like to keep their project charters to a single page. This concise version of our project charter is a one-page version which includes all the essential elements of a charter. This concise version states the scope of the project, gives the Project Manager authority over the project, provides...

A business model canvas outlines the goals and objectives of a business and includes a description of the value proposition, infrastructure, customers, and finances. It also happens to be a great tool for project management.   The Business Model Canvas was created by Alexander Osterwalder to streamline the development of...

A project brief is a one-page, high-level overview of a project.  The project brief varies according to the needs of the organization but includes elements such as the project objectives, scope, timeline, deliverables, target audience, and success criteria.   Essentially, it is an outline of the project that serves as...

A good Feasibility Study helps to objectively decide whether to proceed with a proposed project. A Feasibility Study should have broad considerations when considering whether to undertake a new project. It should consider things such as technological limitations, the marketplace, your marketing strategy, staffing requirements, schedule and financial projections. Our...

In order to effectively manage your stakeholders you need to have a good stakeholder management strategy. The stakeholder management strategy identifies and documents the approach to take in order to increase support and decrease negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the life of the project. It should identify the key stakeholders...

A Project Statement of Work should identify the Business Need, document the Product Scope and show that the project is aligned with the organization’s Strategic Plan. The PMBOK identifies the Statement of Work as a narrative description of the products or services to be delivered by a project. The Project...