One Comment on “What process provides the information required to decide whether to authorize the delivery of a project?”

1. Rodrigo says:

   July 6, 2015 at 9:42 pm

   14.3 CONTEXT
   Initiating a Project is aimed at laying down the foundations in order to achieve a successful project. Specifically, all parties must be clear on what the project is intended to achieve, why it is needed, how the outcome is to be achieved and what their responsibilities are, so that there can be genuine commitment to it.

   The Initiating a Project process allows the Project Board, via Directing a Project, to decide whether or not the project is sufficiently aligned with corporate or programme objectives to authorize its continuation.

   If, instead, the organization proceeds directly from Starting up a Project (see Chapter 12) to Controlling a Stage, then it may be forced to commit significant financial resources to a project without fully understanding how its objectives will be achieved. Without a firm definition, the Project Board will be taking a leap of faith.