PRINCE2® PROCESSES – Initiating a Project (IP)
See our training for PRINCE2.
The purpose of the Initiating a Project process is to establish solid foundations for the project, enabling the organisation to understand the work that needs to be done to deliver the project’s products before committing to a significant spend.
The objective of the Initiating a Project process is to ensure that there is a common understanding of:
- The reasons for doing the project, the benefits expected and the associated risks
- The scope of what is to be done and the products to be delivered
- How and when the project’s products will be delivered and at what cost
- Who is to be involved in the project decision making
- How the quality required will be achieved
- How baselines will be established and controlled
- How risks, issues and changes will be identified, assessed and controlled
- How progress will be monitored and controlled
- Who needs information, in what format, and at what time
Other products created and ready for use when the project commences are:
- Risk Management Strategy and Risk Register
- Configuration Management Strategy, Initial Configuration Item Records and Issue Register
- Quality Management Strategy and Quality Register
- Communication Management Strategy
- Project Controls
- Role Descriptions
- Project Management Team Structure
- Project Plan
- Product Descriptions
- Benefits Review Plan
- Detailed Business Case
- Project Initiation Documentation
Andy Trainer
12 Jul 2007