Project Overview Statement

Project Overview Statement

Executive Summary

Project Name:

Project Managers:

Project Overview

Provide a high level description of the overall project (for example:  prepare a wedding for 200 people for a budget of $40,000 with a 2 month timeframe)

Primary Project Objectives

What are the objectives of the project?  (example:  provide a first class wedding, make sure all guests are provided with top quality food and service.  Assure that security is present in all areas at all times.  Provide a reasonable profit for the facility.

Technical Requirements

Describe what is required to do the job.  (Example:  Must have a dance floor, parking for 100 cars, enough power for 2 bands working simultaneously, a walk-in refrigerator, et, etc

• Benefit

• Benefit

Project Includes

What is included in the Project Scope.  (Example, Food, hall, staff, band, security)

• Input

• Input

Project does NOT include

• What is NOT included (example:  No drinks are included in the price.  Does not include flowers or photographer, etc. etc.

Project Assumptions

What assumptions are made for this activity?  (Example:  Assumes 200 guest, band and food will be available, facility will be available 4 hours in advance.  A room is available for the wedding party to take pictures)

Project Risks

What are some of the potential problems you may encounter?  Here is where the project manager announces to upper management from the first day the potential risks.  (Example:  A large convention is in town and hotel space may be limited.  The wedding date is on the same day as the Superbowl.  The facility has 100 car parking  maximum, we are inviting 200 guests plus all the workers)

Project Constraints

What is “holding you back”  (Example:  Only have 2 months to prepare the entire wedding.  The money allocated does not provide enough for a “first rate” presentation

Project Critical Success Factors

What is important to make this successful (Example:  Bands are good, food is prepared fresh and tasty, weather provides an opportunity for outdoor pictures, etc etc)

Project Duration Estimates

Project Milestone Date Estimate Confidence Level

Project Start Date Mm/dd/yy H/M/L

Milestone 1 Mm/dd/yy H/M/L

Milestone 2 Mm/dd/yy H/M/L

Milestone n Mm/dd/yy H/M/L

Project End Date Mm/dd/yy H/M/L