Glossary

AssumptionSomething you believe to be true, without evidence. There is no harm in making assumptions (it is often necessary). What you must do, is to make your assumptions explicit and test any upon which significant outcomes depend.

Benefits realisationHow you will make sure that the project will achieve the benefits promised in the business case.

Book of the PlanAt the outset of planning a project, we start to build one comprehensive document that encompasses all our planning. This is called the Book of the Plan, the project initiation document (PID), the project terms of reference (TOR), a master plan or sometimes a project bible.

Budget – We need to demonstrate that, if we do our project, it will offer good value for ...

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