Initiating a Project

In Figure 2.1, you can see that once the Project Board has authorized initiation, the next process is Initiating a Project. This is where the project begins. The Project Manager uses this process to run the first stage of the project, the initiation stage. It contains the following eight activities:

• Prepare the Risk Management Strategy
• Prepare the Quality Management Strategy
• Prepare the Configuration Management Strategy
• Prepare the Communication Management Strategy
• Set up the project controls
• Create the Project Plan
• Refine the Business Case
• Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation

The main focus of these activities is to plan the project. PRINCE2’s definition of the purpose of this process is “to establish solid foundations for the project, enabling the organization to understand the work that needs to be done to deliver the project’s products before committing to a significant spend.”