1. CSP Project Startup Documents.
John Wilkes, HPL-CSP-90-42, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Oct 1990.

2. Short projects need to start quickly and well
Start with a plan/proposal outlining expected work
Structure short work around clear hypothesis to test
Problem Statement
What is problem, why care, who cares
Hypotheses
What idea is being tested, negative results must be possible, are all alternatives actually viable & interesting, what have others done
Proposal
What is going to be done, why is it feasible, are you ready
Experiments
Describe evaluation/tests explicitly, how can you tell positive from negative result, who is doing the work and what tools are needed
Results
Predict kind of results being sought, indicate milestones showing progress, how do you recognize completion