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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Initiative form

Learn about the fields of the initiative form. Use this form to create or edit the details of an Initiative in Strategic Planning.

These fields are displayed on the full details page of the initiative.

FieldDescription
NameBrief description of the initiative.
DescriptionDetailed information of the initiative.You can refine initiative description using the Refine records skill, if the Now Assist for SPM application is installed.
StateCurrent working state of the initiative.
OwnerUser assigned to this initiative.
Planning stateState of the initiative in the Strategic Planning workspace.
Percent completePercentage of work completed for this initiative.
MoSCoWPriority of this initiative based on its importance. The available options are:- 1 - Must have - 2 - Should have - 3 - Could have - 4 - Won’t have
Work notesNotes to capture the updates and discussions on the initiative as the work progresses.
Strategic priorityStrategic priority that this initiative is associated to.
FieldDescription
Approved start dateApproved start date for this initiative.
Approved end dateApproved end date for this initiative.
Actual start dateActual date on which the work for this initiative has started.
Actual end dateActual date on which the work for this initiative is complete.
PriorityPriority of this initiative.
Business capabilitiesBusiness capabilities of this initiative.
Business applicationBusiness application that this initiative is related to.
Other impacted business applicationsBusiness applications that this initiative has an impact on.
FieldDescription
OverviewBusiness case overview of this initiative.
BackgroundBackground for this initiative.
LimitationsApplicable limits to this initiative.
ApproachPlanned approach to work on this initiative.
BenefitBusiness benefit from this initiative.
FieldDescription
Planned costPlanned cost to take up this initiative.
Planned capExPlanned capital expenditure for this initiative.
Planned opExPlanned operational expenditure for this initiative.
Planned benefitPlanned benefit from this initiative.
Actual benefitActual benefit achieved from this initiative,
Actual costActual cost on this initiative.
Actual capExActual value of capital expenditure for this initiative.
Actual opExActual value of operational expenditure for this initiative.
Planned ROIPlanned return of investment for this initiative.

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