114 | Introduction to processes the levels of authority to be delegated to the Project Manager for the initiation stage. the Project Manager appraised of progress via Checkpoint Reports. Towards the end of each management stage, the Project Manager requests permission to proceed to the next stage by reporting how the stage performed, providing an update to the Business Case and planning the next management stage in detail. The Project Manager provides the information needed by the Project Board in order for it to assess the continuing viability of the project and to make a decision to authorize the next management stage. The activities to manage each stage boundary are covered in the Managing a Stage Boundary process (see Chapter 17). 11.2.2 Initiation stage Once there is a decision to go ahead with the project, it needs to be planned in detail. Funding needs to be obtained and controls should be defined to ensure that the project proceeds in accordance with the wishes of those people paying for the project and those who will make use of what the project delivers. The detailed planning, establishment of the project management strategies and controls, development of a robust Business Case, and a means of reviewing benefits are covered by the Initiating a Project process (see Chapter 14). Also, during the initiation stage, the Managing a Stage Boundary process (Chapter 17) is used to plan the next stage in detail. The initiation stage culminates in the production of the Project Initiation Documentation, which is reviewed by the Project Board to decide whether to authorize the project. As the contents of the 11.2.4 Final delivery stage As a project is a temporary undertaking, during the final stage (once the Project Manager has gained approval for all of the project's products) it is time to decommission the project. The Project Board needs to be satisfied that the recipients of the project's products are in a position to own and use