Initiation Phase

The Project Initiation Phase is the 1st phase in the Project Management Life Cycle, as it involves starting up a new project. You can start a new project by defining its objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced. You'll also hire your project team, setup the Project Office and review the project, to gain approval to begin the next phase.

Overall, there are six key steps that you need to take to properly initiate a new project. These Project Initiation steps and their corresponding templates are shown in the following diagram. Click each link below, to learn how Method123 templates help you to initiate projects.

This kit includes all (7) of the templates listed on this page.

Use this project management template early in the Project Life Cycle to describe the project vision, timeframes and deliverables so that everyone is on the same page, knowing what has to be done and by when. It helps you identify all of the things that need to be done, to kick-off your project and deliver it successfully.

Helps you with project start up by describing the business problem or opportunity, listing the alternative solutions, undertaking a cost / benefit analysis and selecting the preferred solution to be delivered by a Project.

Complete a Feasibility Study quickly and easily using this template to determine whether the alternative solutions you have identified are likely to satisfy the requirements of the customer. The feasibility of each alternative solution is ranked and scored to determine the overall feasibility result. Download this template to complete a Feasibility Study now.

Use this project management template to define the Project Charter for the project. The Project Charter describes the Project Vision, Objectives, Scope, Deliverables, Stakeholders, Roles, Responsibilities and Implementation Plans. Creating a detailed Project Charter is a critical part of any project.

Create a detailed Job Description for a Project Manager in minutes, using this pre-completed template. In fact you can use this template to create a Job Description for any role in your project or business, quickly and efficiently.

This comprehensive checklist takes you through all of the steps needed to establish and operate a complete Project Office. It also helps you to review the Project Office environment on a regular basis to ensure that it's supporting the Project as required.