SOFTWARE PROJECT INITIATION TEMPLATE

PROJECT NAME	PROJECT ID
PROJECT MANAGER	PROJECT EXECUTIVE	DATE

WHY

PROJECT OBJECTIVES	PROJECT BENEFITS
• Objective 1 • Objective 2 • Objective 3 • Objective 4 • Objective 5	• Benefit 1 • Benefit 2 • Benefit 3 • Benefit 4 • Benefit 5

WHat

IN SCOPE	OUT OF SCOPE
• In-Scope Element 1 • In-Scope Element 2 • In-Scope Element 3 • In-Scope Element 4 • In-Scope Element 5	• Out-of-Scope Element 1 • Out-of-Scope Element 2 • Out-of-Scope Element 3 • Out-of-Scope Element 4 • Out-of-Scope Element 5

when

timeline

Milestone 1 01/16

Milestone 7 02/05

Milestone 9 02/09 Milestone 3 01/22

Project Complete 02/15 Milestone 5 01/31

Milestone 4 01/27 Milestone 2 01/18 Milestone 6 02/02 Milestone 8 02/07 Milestone 10 02/11

milestones

DATE	MILESTONE	ASSIGNEE	STATUS	COMMENTS
01/16	Milestone 1
01/18	Milestone 2
01/22	Milestone 3
01/27	Milestone 4
01/31	Milestone 5
01/28	Milestone 6
02/02	Milestone 7
02/05	Milestone 8
02/09	Milestone 9
02/11	Milestone 10
02/15	Project Complete

how much

budget

ITEM	ESTIMATE	RATIONALE
REVENUE	$000,000
CAPITAL	$000,000
TOTAL	$000,000

WHO

PROJECT ORGANIZATION

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what if

risk register

RISK	RISK SEVERITY	RISK LIKELIHOOD	RISK LEVEL	MITIGATIONS / WARNINGS / REMEDIES
ACCEPTABLE	IMPROBABLE	LOW
TOLERABLE	POSSIBLE	MEDIUM
UNDESIRABLE	PROBABLE	HIGH
INTOLERABLE	PROBABLE	EXTREME

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