Project Initiation Report

The Project Initiation Report is an overall plan for carrying out the whole project, and a more detailed plan for the next stage of the project. It consists of:

· clearly defined objective,

· clearly defined dimensions of scope,

· overall schedule of activities for the project (project plan),

· project organization,

· clearly defined project control procedures to check and confirm quality, usage of resources, costs and time, manage change and track issues,

· clearly stated business justification for the project,

· project budget.

In addition to the above, the plan for the next stage consists of:

· detailed schedule of activities for the stage (stage plan),

· quality review standards for products to be produced,

· identified resources and associated costs ,

· control tolerances.