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Initiating a project

Initiating a project | Setting up a project | Managing a project | Finalising a project

Project initiatives may originate directly from Government policy, such as Tasmania Together, or from an Agency's corporate and business unit planning processes, which in turn are driven by Government policy. Projects are usually justified in terms of corporate objectives and should be closely aligned to them.

In the case of large and/or complex projects and programs of projects, considerable time is spent in this initiation or business case development phase. Clear understandings of why the business case is being undertaken should be established in the initiation phase.

The resources provided in this toolkit include links to relevant:

  • Sections from the Tasmanian Government Project Management Guidelines
  • Fact sheets
  • Templates
  • Examples
  • Useful links
    plus any further resources that may be helpful

For further information please contact egovernment@dpac.tas.gov.au.

Toolkit resources for initiating a project

Language Matters Fact Sheet v1.2 PDF File (114.2 KB)

Conducting a Feasibility Study Fact Sheet v1.2 PDF File (123.1 KB)

Project Sizing Fact Sheet v1.3 PDF File (148.3 KB)

Project Estimation Fact Sheet v1.2 PDF File (184.2 KB)

Checklist for Major Business Initiatives Fact Sheet v1.2 PDF File (166.0 KB)

Developing a Business Case Fact Sheet v1.2 PDF File (133.3 KB)

Project business case template and guide for small to medium projects v1.1 MS Word (651.5 KB)

Project proposal template and guide v3.0 MS Word (610.5 KB)

Project business case template and guide for medium to large projects v2.1 MS Word (673.5 KB)

Monetary penalties enforcement project stage 2 estimation PDF File (81.4 KB)

Monetary Penalties Enforcement Project Stage 2 Business Case PDF File (104.6 KB)

Digital Information Management and Storage Strategy Project Business Case PDF File (357.4 KB)

Community Client Health Profile Program Governance Structure PDF File (223.9 KB)

Community Client Health Profile Program Steering Committee Terms of Reference PDF File (109.1 KB)

Project Management Advisory Committee Terms of Reference PDF File (16.1 KB)

Web Publishing Framework Project Risk Management Plan v1.0 PDF File (149.6 KB)

Realising Project Benefits Project Risk Management Plan PDF File (77.7 KB)

Provides an example of a risk management plan.

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