The Seven Processes
The processes describe the step-by-step progression of a project from before it starts to its controlled close, and who is responsible at each point. This chapter walks through the seven processes and the decisions that connect them.
Pre-project and initiation
Starting up a project, triggered by the mandate, tests whether there is a worthwhile, viable project and produces the project brief. Initiating a project then builds the Project Initiation Documentation, the firm foundation the Project Board approves before committing major resources.
Directing and controlling
Directing a project is the Project Board's process for authorising initiation, the project, stages and closure. Controlling a stage is how the Project Manager manages day-to-day work within a stage, authorising work packages and taking corrective action.
Delivery, boundaries and closure
Managing product delivery is where Team Managers accept, execute and hand back work packages. Managing a stage boundary reports stage performance and plans the next stage. Closing a project confirms products are accepted and the project is decommissioned in a controlled way.