CHAPTER 7Initiating

INITIATING (OR INITIATION) BEGINS at the point in which a specific project, one of the many potential projects an organization may be considering, is approved. When a new project is initiated, these questions are key:

image Who will lead it (PM assignment)?

image Why is this project being done (project charter)?

image What will be done (project scope)?

Obviously, you want to be assigned to projects that will enhance your career. In many organizations, ...

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