PROJECT STATEMENT TEMPLATE
Project Name: Date: Project Client:
Project Sponsor:
Project Manager:
Background: <Brief history of the initiative to this point>
Statement: <Brief statement providing broad details of the initiative>
Opportunity: <Prov ide brief statement describing business opportunity or service>
Goal: <The purpose of the project, the benefit received from the project's successful
completion>
Priority: <Indicate Critical, High, Medium>
Responsible Manager/s: <List manager/s>
Business Partner/Sponsor: <List the Sponsor or Business Partners who will ‘champion’ the initiative>
Key Stakeholders: <List the key stakeholders who will be affected by this initiative>
Objectives:
<The description of the project itself, expressed in measurable terms. List all known and agreed upon
project results and outcomes>
Success Criteria
<List all criteria and measures of the initiative’s success>
Risks and Risk Mitigation Strategy:
<List the major barriers to achieving success and steps which will be taken to minimize these major risks>
Scope:
<Define the boundaries of the initiative>
Items for Consideration, Assumptions, Dependencies
<List all known considerations, assumptions, dependencies>
Governance:
<Describe any special management arrangements that will be put in place to govern the initiative>
Estimated Project Duration: <mm/dd/yyyy>
Project Milestones:
<List the major milestones, scheduled start, scheduled finish, and who will be assigned accountability>
Scheduled
Task Predecessor
Description Responsible Party Finish
ID (If any)
Date
Resources:
<List resources required>
Prepared by: Date: Approved By: Date:
<Project Manager/s> <Project
Sponsor/s>