Project Corporate Project board

Project Initiation Project Manager Closure

authorization advice and request for

Directing Level
Mandate notification request for advice notification
notification decisions advice

Design & appoint Request to

Appoint the Authorize the Authorize a stage Give ad hoc Authorize project
the Project initiate the Authorize Initiation
Executive & the project project or exception plan direction closure
Project Manager Management
Team
Directing a Project
Select the project
approach and
assemble the
Project Brief Request to
Stage
approve next
authorization
Authority to Request to stage plan Project board
Exception Request for Exception Premature Closure
initiate a deliver a advice and New issue
Request to plan request Advice raised close recommendation
project project Exception plan decisions
approve
approved
exception plan

Prepare the
Capture previous Prepare the risk Prepare the quality
configuration
lessons management management Capture and
management Escalate issues
strategy strategy examine issues Report highlights
strategy and risks
and risks
Recommend

Managing Level
project closure
Prepare the Produce an
Report stage end
communication Exception Plan
management Prepare premature
strategy closure
Review the stage
status
Prepare the outline Plan the initiation Evaluate the
Business Case stage project
Update the Update the Project
Setup the project Create the Project Business Case Plan
controls plan
Hand over
Take corrective products
action
Refine the
business case

Plan the next stage

Assemble the Authorize Work Review Work Receive completed Prepare planned
project initiation packages Package status Work Packages closure
documentation

Starting Up a Project Initiating a Project Managing a Stage Boundary Controlling a Stage Closing a Project

Delivering Level
Stage Authority to
Completed Project end
boundary deliver Work
Work Package approaching
approaching Package

Accept a Work Execute a Work Deliver a Work

Package Package Package

Managing Product Delivery

Pre Project Initiating Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage n Final

Stage Delivery
Stage

Core Principles: Themes: Directing DP

1. Continued business justification 1. Business Case SP

2. Learn from experience 2. Organization SB SB SB SB CP
3. Defined roles and responsibilities 3. Quality Managing
IP CS CS CS CS
4. Manage by stages 4. Plans
5. Manage by exception 5. Risk
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6. Focus on products 6. Change
Simplified Version [Link] 7. Tailor to suit the project environment 7. Progress Delivering MPD MPD MPD MPD