KXO231 Project initiation Notes

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1、SchoolofEngineering&ICTICTProjectManagementProjectInitiationNotesProjectInitiationThisiswhentheindividualprojectisinitiated.Theprojectisscoped;theprojectobjectivesandbenefitsareestablished;theendusersidentified,theprojectSWOTisidentified;riskanalysisi

2、sperformed;projectsponsorsareidentified;projectfundingisobtained;andaprojectplanisapprovedThepurposeofthisphaseistodefine:•Whatyouwanttodo•Howyouaregoingtodoit•Setinitialprojectobjectivesandscope•Refineprojectscope•Defineproject’sbenefits•Identifysour

3、cesofbusinessknowledge•Preparepreliminaryprojecttimeline•Determinepreliminaryprojectcosts•Establishbusinessuserparticipation•Identifysourceofprojectfunding/resources•Decidewhethertocontinuewithproject•CreateformalprojectinitiationdocumentsTheprojectin

4、itiationusuallyconsistsofthefollowing:•ProjectProposal/Brief•FeasibilityReport•BusinessCase•ProjectCharterTheProjectChartercanmostsuccinctlybedescribedastheagreementbetweentheorganisationprovidingtheproductorservice,andthecustomerorganisationrequestin

5、gandreceivingtheprojectdeliverable.Itisatooltoobtaincommitmentfromallaffectedgroupsandindividualswithinaspecificproject.Itisanagreementbetweenthetechnicalandbusinessgroupswhichdefines:•Partnersandexternalstakeholders;•Theprojectmanagementframeworktobe

6、usedontheproject;•Roles,responsibilities,accountabilities,andactivitiesoftheteammembers;•Managementcommitments(specificallyintermsofcommunicationsandcontrol);and,theempowermentframework.1Documents:TheProjectProposalTheProjectProposal/Briefisusuallythe

7、firstdocumentoutliningwhatisproposedandisthestartingpointforprojects.Itisthedocumentthatconvertsanideaorpolicyintothedetailsofapotentialproject,includingtheoutcomes,outputs,majorrisks,costs,stakeholdersandanestimateoftheresourcingandtimerequired.ThePr

8、ojectProposal/Briefexpandstheinitialconceptsinorderto:•Representtheinitialbaseline•Providebroaddetailsoftheobjectives,scope,resources,budget,milestones.Thisincludestangibleandintangiblebenefits•Riskmanagementshouldbeginattheprojectdefinitionst