Initiation At the beginning of Project Initiation, a Project Manager is assigned, if not already present. The Project Manager works with the Project Sponsor to identify the necessary resources and team members needed to further develop the key project parameters – Cost, Scope, Schedule, and Quality (CSSQ). The Project Team documents its charge in the form of a Project Charter, which is based on the Project Proposal, which includes the initial Business Case. Approval of the Project Charter by the Project Sponsor authorizes the designated team to begin the initial planning effort. Developing the Project Charter is primarily concerned with documenting the business needs, project justification, current understanding of the requirements, and the new product, service, or result that is intended to satisfy those requirements. The Project Charter, either directly, or by reference to other documents, should address the following information: • Requirements that satisfy stakeholders’ needs, wants, and expectations. • Business needs, high level project description, or product requirements that the project is undertaken to address. • Project purpose or justification. • Assigned Project Manager and authority level. • Summary milestone schedule. • Stakeholder influences. • Functional organisations and their participation. • Organisational, environmental and external assumptions. • Organisational, environmental and external constraints. • Business case justifying the project,
This Project Charter is approved and accepted by the Executive Sponsor and the Client. Before granting approval to proceed, all signatures requested in section 1.5 must be obtained. By signing this document, the following people authorize the project to proceed based on the scope of work, project schedule and costs documented in this Project Charter:
After the solution has been agreed and funding allocated, a project is formed. The Terms of Reference defines the vision, charter, scope and deliverables for the project. It also provides the plan tree diagram, which is a summarized plan of the activities, resources and funding required to undertake the project. Finally, any risks, issues, planning assumptions and constraints are listed.
Develop Project Charter is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy stakeholders’ needs and expectations. It establishes a partnership between the performing organization and the requesting organization, or customer. The approved project charter formally initiated the project. A project manager is identified an assigned as early in the project as feasible, preferably while the project charter is being developed. A variety of inputs are used during the development of the project charter. These inputs include project statement of work, business case, contract(s), enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. Expert judgement is often used to assess the inputs used to develop the project charter.
1) Performance: One has to ask themselves during a project if you have met the objectives of the project. Performance can be measured by evaluating the processes such as scope verification, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control. The initial performance goals should be outlined in the initial Scope of Work.
This is to ensure that the necessary raw materials and physical resources are available at each stage, and that the workforce on site has the right skills for the scheduled work. The project management team will need to produce a series of planning documents that can be accessed throughout the project. Each member of the project management team must know their role and responsibilities, including which sections of the workforce they will be directly managing.
Key outputs in this phase are the Projects Requirements definition, the capability and capacity assessment, project delivery strategy and the Project Management plan. The role of the construction/ project manager in this phase is, once project authorized, it is the project manager’s responsibility to implement the project. In terms of the Project Requirements Definition the, the project manager refines and details the project authorization and details what the project is required to accomplish in terms of the products/services the project will deliver and the scope of work that needs to be done. The project manager must provide project team members, corporate sponsors, and other stakeholders with a common understanding of what the project is all about, and is the authoritative reference document that defines the project.
PROJECT PURPOSE (Describe the project, identify major issues, clarify the vision, and describe the strategies used to create the desired outcome.)
Congratulations! You have just completed the project charter, scope statement and WBS. Now that you know what needs to be done, as the Project Manager, you are now ready to begin planning your project.
Once a project management team has been selected all of the details pertaining to the project must be outlined in the Project Charter. The purpose of a Project Charter is to provide an understanding of the project, the reason it is being conducted and its justification, establish early on in the project the general scope, and finally to establish the project manager and his or her authority level (pmi.org, 2012). Below you can see the Project Charter that has been established for the Green Computing Research Project.
Example Internal Deliverables Name Project Charter Business Requirement Specification Weekly Reports Prototypes x 3 Etc. Description Document identifying how the project will be managed Document identifying the requirements for the project Status reports to be issued weekly Three prototypes will be allowed for in the development.
ensuring the job is run in compliance with all relevant legislation, codes of practice and company policies and procedures etc.
During the project initiation phase, I can work collaboratively with the project sponsor in the development of project charter and lead up to the formal authorisation of the project/ new phase. From the sponsor’s project SOW (Business need, product scope), Business case etc., I can identify measurable project objectives, high level requirements, risks, summary milestones and budget and approval authorities. The key deliverables in this phase are project charter and stakeholder lists.
It should also discuss how intended beneficiaries have been involved in project design, and their expected role in project implementation and evaluation.
The proposal writing process is multifaceted, encompassing both the actual submission of a request for proposal as well as the management of the implementation of received funds. Through class lectures and assigned readings, we’ve discussed the various aspects that make up the process of grant writing. Through this essay, I will explain this process as it leads up the management of the project once funded. Furthermore, this essay will explain how to ensure that the proposal submitted addresses key aspects necessary for the project to be implemented in line with best practices for project management.
The Project Management Plan (PMP) provides the general overview and establishes specific strategies and milestones for the preparation of study notes and delivery of presentation on the topic “Developing the Project Team “. The PMP will define the project 's requirements and expectations. This document will be updated as required, if there is any change in the subsidiary management plans.