Module 7: Harnessing and Tailoring the Initiating A Project Process

Lesson 1:  7.1 Initiating a Project Introduction

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: Initiating a Project Introduction. You will learn the Initiating a project purpose, how it establishes solid foundations for the project, where all parties are clear on what the project is intended to achieve, why it is needed, how the outcome is to be achieved so, there can be genuine commitment to the project. You will also learn the Initiating a project objectives reasons, scope, delivery, quality, decisions, baselines, risks, progress, information and application.

Members Only 7.2 IP Context and Overview

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: IP Context and Overview. You will learn how the initiating a project process enables the project board, via the process of directing a project to decide whether the project is sufficiently aligned with the business objectives to justify its continuation, and how the suite of management products is required for the project board level of control. You will grasp how the project board will review and approve the management products, and once the PID has been assembled, how a request is raised for project authorization, then triggering the directing a project process.

Members Only 7.3 IP Tailoring and Management Approaches

You will learn how the project manager needs to tailor PRINCE2 to recognize the internal and external factors that affect the way in which the project is delivered You will grasp how PRINCE2 or the business’ standard project management framework will be applied, tailored, documented and agreed are derived from business strategies, standards, management standards or practices that the project needs to comply with You will also learn how management approaches help establish the project controls and create the project plan

Members Only 7.4 Establish Project Controls

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: Establish Project Controls. You will learn how to establish project controls, agree the level of control required after initiation and the mechanism for such controls needs to be established, and understand how project controls enable the project to be managed in an effective and efficient manner that is consistent with the scale, risks, complexity, and importance of the project

Members Only 7.5 Prepare the Project Plan

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: Prepare the Project Plan You will learn that before committing to significant expenditures on the project, the timescale, resources, and people requirements must be established and is held in the project plan so that the benefits management approach can be prepared, and the project board can control the project. You will learn how planning is not an activity that the project manager performs in isolation but should be done with the close involvement of the users and suppliers to co-create the project plan, including how you will learn the recommended actions for the project manager.

Members Only 7.6 Prepare the Business Case and Assemble the PID

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: Prepare the Business Case and Assemble the PID. You will learn that the outline business case produced during starting up a project needs to be updated to reflect the estimated time and costs determined by the project plan and the aggregated risks from the updated project log. Preparing the full business case is done by the project manager and close involvement of the project executive, where this project board to authorize the project and provide the ongoing check that the project remains viable. You will understand the three primary uses of the project initiation documentation are to ensure that the project has a sound basis before asking the project board to make any major commitment to the project, act as a base document against which the project board and project manager can assess progress, issues, and ongoing viability questions, and to finish the process of initiating a project, hence the initiation stage, the project manager contacts the project board to request project authorization, and this formal justification can be found in the business case and the project initiation documentation

Members Only 7.7 Applying the IP Process

As part of planning the project, within the Initiating a Project process steps are: Applying the IP Process. You will learn how to apply the IP process where the activities in this process may be combined, split, or run concurrently to suit the project’s circumstances Tailoring needs will emerge as the initiation work progresses – so start simple and elaborate if needed You will grasp how to apply the RACI table during Initiating a project and go on to learn how to apply the seven practices.

Members Only 7.8 Applying the IP Process (Part 2)

You will learn how to apply the IP process where the activities in this process may be combined, split, or run concurrently to suit the project’s circumstances Tailoring needs will emerge as the initiation work progresses – so start simple and elaborate if needed You will grasp how to apply the RACI table during Initiating a project and go on to learn how to apply the remainder of the seven practices – quality, risks, issues and progress