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Project Management Processes for a Project
Chapter 3
PMBOK®
Fourth Edition
3.3 Initiating Process Group
3.3 Initiating Process Group
Introduction
Those processes performed to
DEFINE
a new project
or
a new phase of an existing project
by obtaining authorization to START the project or phase.
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Two Process
Develop Project Charter
Identify Stakeholders
3.3 Initiating Process Group
Introduction
 Within the initiating processes,
 initial scope is defined
 initial financial resources are committed
 Internal and external stakeholders are identified
 If not already assigned, the project manager will be selected.
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This information is captured in the PROJECT CHARTER and
STAKEHOLDER REGISTER.
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When the project charter is approved, the project becomes
officially authorized.
3.3 Initiating Process Group
Introduction
 Large or complex projects may be divided into separate phases in
this process group. [PHASING]
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Although the project management team may help write the project
charter, approval and funding are handled external to the project
boundaries.
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Benefits
 Invoking the initiating processes at the start of each phase helps
keep the project focused on the business need
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Verification of success criteria
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Influence & objectives of the stakeholders are reviewed.
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Decision point: Whether the project should be continued, delayed,
or discontinued.
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 Customer And Stakeholders’ Involvement
Involving the customers and other stakeholders during initiation
generally improves the
 probability of shared ownership,
 deliverable acceptance, and
 customer and other stakeholder satisfaction.
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Authorization of Project Manager
As part of the Initiating processes the project manager is given the
authority to apply organizational resources to the subsequent
project activities.
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3.3.1 Develop Project Charter
is the process of
developing a document
that formally authorizes a project or a phase
and
documenting initial requirements
that satisfy the stakeholder’s needs and expectations.
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In multiphase projects, this process is used to
validate or refine the decisions made during the previous iteration
of Develop Project Charter.
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3.3.1 Develop Project Charter
Inputs
Outputs
1. Project Statement of Work
2. Business Case
3. Contract
4. Enterprise Environmental Factors.
5. Organizational Process Assets.
1. Project Charter
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3.3.3 Identify Stakeholders
is the process of
identifying all people or organizations
impacted by the project,
and
documenting relevant information
regarding their
interests,
involvement, and
impact on project success.
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3.3.2 Identify Stakeholders
Inputs
Outputs
1. Project Charter
2. Procurement Documents
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors.
4. Organizational Process Assets.
1. Stakeholder Register
2. Stakeholder Management Strategy