Project Management Processes (3)

Question 1

Initiating inputs - project specific

Answer 1

• business case for the project
• project desc problem
• existing contracts, if there are any
• industry standards

Question 2

Initiating inputs - stakeholders and the team

Answer 2

• a list of likely stakeholders
• a list of people who may be a good team members
• past relationship with the sponsor of the project, likely stakeholders and the team

Question 3

Initiating inputs - existing systems, processes and procedures

Answer 3

• company’s change control system

- defined processes and procedures for how the company operates

Question 4

Initiating inputs - historical information

Answer 4

• templates from past projects
• historical WBSs
• historical estimates

Question 5

Initiating inputs - company’s context

Answer 5

• how the project fits into or supports company’s strategic plan
• what is going on in the company today, the major projects and the potential impact current and planned initiatives could have on this project
• understanding of the company’s culture
• understanding of the company’s future

Question 6

Initiating inputs

Answer 6

• project specific
• stakeholders and the team
• existing systems, processes and procedures
• historical information
• company’s context