Process Purposes

Question 1

to ensure that the prerequisites for initiating a project are in place by answering the question: do we have a viable and worthwhile project?

Answer 1

Starting Up a Project

Question 2

to enable the project board to be accountable for the project’s success by making key decisions and exercising overall control while delegating day-to-day management of the project to the PM

Answer 2

Directing a Project

Question 3

to establish solid foundations for the project, enabling the organisation to understand the work that needs to be done to deliver the project product before committing to a significant spend

Answer 3

Initiating a Project Process

Question 4

to assign work to be done, monitor such work, deal with issues, report progress to the project board, and take corrective actions to ensure that the management stage remains within tolerance.

Answer 4

Controlling a Stage process

Question 5

to control the link between the PM and the team manager(s) by agreeing the requirements for acceptance, execution, and delivery.

Answer 5

Managing Product Delivery process

Question 6

to enable the PM to provide the project board with sufficient information to be able to:
Review the success of the current management stage
Approve the next stage plan
Review the updated project plan
Confirm continued business justification and acceptability of the risks

Answer 6

Managing a Stage Boundary process

Question 7

to provide a fixed point at which acceptance of the project product is confirmed, and to recognise that objectives set out in the original PID have been achieved (or approved changes to the objectives have been achieved), or that the project has nothing more to contribute.

Answer 7

Closing a Project Process