Posted by Kevin Brady on Mon 4th September 2006 at 02:48 AM, Filed in Key Document Templates,  Project Management,  Templates

Click here to download a FREE PRINCE II PID template. I have stripped out project specific references from a ‘real’ PID to keep much of the text used in the original in order to give valuable insights into how to compile this important document.  I felt this would be better than using a more traditional PRINCE 2 Product Description Style Template. For an example of such a template please refer to post - FREE PRINCE 2 Product Description Template

The question I often get asked by IT Professionals some of whom are surprisingly PRINCE 2 accredited is:-

What is a Project Initiation Document and why is it important to me ?

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Posted by Kevin Brady on Fri 1st September 2006 at 09:00 AM, Filed in Project Management

(1) Never Never “Top-down” estimate your Project. Please see Timeboxing IT Projects Parts 1, 2, 3 for definition of “Top-down” & “Bottom-up” planning /estimation and why it is always preferential to develop estimate on the basis of the later.

(2) Never Bully your project team to provide estimates. Do this and you will end up with a CRAP estimate and an unfeasible project to run. Furthermore, you now have a bunch of de-motivated staff who, if things do not work out, will say “I told you so”. Like a Bomber Pilot flying over enemy territory, there’s not much future in doing that.

Encourage project team members to explain their reticence in give estimates through additions to the risk/issue and assumptions logs. 

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