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Activities in the initiation phase
Short answer
Initiation phase activities: identify need, collect data, generate and screen ideas, conduct pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, define objectives and scope, estimate preliminary cost and time, identify stakeholders and funding, prepare a proposal or charter, take a go/no-go decision, and appoint the project manager and core team.
What are the major activities that are required to be carried out during the initiation phase of a project?
The initiation phase begins the life cycle. Its purpose is to decide whether the project should be started.
- Identify the need or problem and collect basic data.
- Generate and screen project ideas; select the best option.
- Carry out pre-feasibility and feasibility studies (technical, economic, financial, environmental, social).
- Define objectives, scope and main deliverables.
- Estimate preliminary cost, time and resources.
- Identify stakeholders and the funding source.
- Prepare the project proposal or concept note and take the go or no-go decision.
- Appoint the project manager and form the core team.
The output is an approved proposal or project charter that authorises the planning phase.
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