This document explains the stages of project development and the level of detail that may be confidently provided to the public at each stage.
The guiding principles for providing reliable project information are as follows:
- Confidence in cost and delivery timeframe increases as project progresses.
- Where specific detail is not yet available, there is still useful information that can be provided to the public.
- In early stages, Government can clearly communicate its intent to address a need and the steps it proposes to take to provide a solution.
- Premature provision of detail on solutions, scope, costs and timeframes may lead to disappointment in the community and counterproductive pressure on project delivery teams.
- By contrast, effective communication as stages proceed provides confidence that decision making is sound, that public funds are being well managed and that project benefits will be delivered.
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