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title: "Activities in the initiation phase"
subject: "Project Engineering"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_7/project_engineering:initiation-phase-activities"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/project_engineering/initiation-phase-activities
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Activities in the initiation phase

Project Engineering · Chapter 1: Introduction of Project and Project Management

- Asked in: 2079 Baisakh
- Video: [What is Project Initiation Phase  & How to Start a Project - Process, Tools & Techniques | AIMS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xri0pmLLos) — AIMS Education
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

What are the major activities that are required to be carried out during the initiation phase of a project?

## 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.

## Answer

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.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. What is the purpose of the initiation phase?
   A. To decide whether the project should be started
   B. To pay contractors
   C. To hand over the project
   D. To construct the facility
   Answer: A. Initiation begins the life cycle by deciding go or no-go. (Key point: Purpose)

2. Which studies are carried out in initiation?
   A. Defect correction
   B. Pre-feasibility and feasibility (technical, economic, financial, environmental, social)
   C. As-built drawings
   D. Final accounts
   Answer: B. These studies check viability. (Key point: Feasibility studies)

3. What is the output of the initiation phase?
   A. An approved proposal or project charter authorising planning
   B. Completion report
   C. Final bill
   D. As-built drawings
   Answer: A. The charter authorises the planning phase. (Key point: Output)

4. Which decision is taken in initiation?
   A. Release of retention
   B. Go or no-go on the proposal
   C. Variation order
   D. Demobilisation
   Answer: B. Proposal or concept note leads to a go/no-go decision. (Key point: Decision)

5. Who is appointed during initiation?
   A. Final inspectors
   B. The operators
   C. The project manager and core team
   D. Defect liability staff
   Answer: C. The project manager and core team are appointed. (Key point: Team)

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