With a Project Initiation Document (PID) you define the project’s scope and direction and use it as the basis for its authorisation, management and assessing its success. The document details all the foreseeable areas of the project, such as goals, scope, risks, controls and budget.
The PID must contain several pieces of information that are vital to the success of a project. If these areas aren’t defined clearly from the outset, there is a high chance that the project will fail. The PID should cover the following areas:
- Project Definition
- Project Approach
- Business Case
- Project Management Team Structure
- Role Descriptions
- Quality Management Strategy
- Configuration Management Strategy
- Risk Management Strategy
- Communication Management Strategy
- Project Plan
- Project Controls
- Tailoring of PRINCE2
Our PRINCE2 Foundation covers all your need to learn to use a PID and other PRINCE2 tools and techniques. We also offer a full 5-day PRINCE2 Practitioner course for those who want to cover both stages and take both exams.
You can download a Project Initiation Document template in our PRINCE2 downloads section (see the PRINCE2 project templates). We will look in a bit more depth at each of these ares and what information you need to include.
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