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The '''Project Initiation Documentation''' ('''PID''') - one of the most significant artifacts in project management, which provides the foundation for the business project.

PID bundles the information, which was acquired through the [[PRINCE2#Starting up a project .28SU.29|Starting up a project]] and Initiating a Project processes in a [[PRINCE2]] controlled project environment. PRINCE2's 2009 renaming Document to Documentation indicates a collection of documentation that has been collected up creating a project rather than all the information in the system.{{According to whom|date=April 2017}}

The Project Initiation Document provides a reference point throughout the project for both the customer and the [[Project Team]].

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* [[Scope (project management)|Scope]]

* Project Organization

* [[Business Case]]

* [[Theory of constraints|Constraints]]

* [[Project stakeholders|Stakeholders]]

* [[Business risks|Risks]]

* Project Controls

* Reporting frameworks

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== Project Initiation Documentation in terms of PRINCE2 ==

[[File:Снимок экрана 2015-11-05 в 00.04.29.jpg|left|thumb|330x330px|PRINCE2 Model of Directing the Project]]

Keeping that in mind, theThe Project Initiation Documentation, is a [[PRINCE2]] term representing the plan of approach in project management. It is assembled from a series of other documents, including the [[business case]], the [[Terms of Reference]], the communication plan, the [[risk register]], the Project Tolerances, the [[project plan]], and any specific project controls or inspections as part of a departmental quality plan or common project approach. The PID represents a detailed version of the basic project start-up document called the Project Brief.

The PID bundles together documentation to form the logical document that brings together all of the key information needed to start and run the project on a sound basis. It should be conveyed to all stakeholders and agreed and signed off by the [[Executive sponsor|business sponsors]]. In short, this is the, "who, why, and what", part of the project. It defines all major aspects of a project and forms the basis for its management and the assessment of overall success. The project initiation document builds upon the business case (if it exists) using the information and analysis data produced during initiation activities.<ref>[http://www.pmhut.com/project-initiation-and-the-project-initiation-document-pid Project Initiation and the Project Initiation Document] - ''Retrieved on June 3, 2010''</ref>