COMM 153 Chapter 4: Project Management ch 4
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Context, project dependencies: what is the expected benefit from this project? (expected benefits, business case, value, Success criteria: what are we going to do? (scope, who is affected by this and who must be involved? (stakeholders, how will we know when we are done and whether the project was successful? (success. Befo(cid:396)e (cid:455)ou de(cid:448)elop a detailed and complete project plan, you need to know the parameters and boundaries for the project. Politically, you need to know the key stakeholders are in agreement with the project mission. Practically, the work to properly define a project is not trivial. Historically, people have learned that detailed project planning and general project management are inefficient, and difficult at best, if project definition is not performed. Financially, effective execution of the project definition process enables that organization to leverage portfolio project management processes. Portfolio project management is a management practise that brings rigor and diligence to the project definition process.
