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Directing Project (DP) (Context (The Directing a project process starts…
Directing Project (DP)
Purpose
The Purpose of the Directing a project process is to enable the Project Board to be accountable for the project's success by making key decisions and exercising overall control while delegating day to day management of the project to the project manager
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Context
The Directing a project process starts on completion of the starting up a project process and is triggered by the request to initiate a project
The Directing a project process does not cover the day to day activities of the project Manager, but the project board. The Project Board manages by exception. It monitors via reports and controls though a small number of decision points The Project Manager will inform the board of any exception situation
There need to be a two-way flow of information between the project board and corporate or programme management during the project.
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Activities
Authorize Initiation
Project take time and cost money to initiate, so the activities for initiation should be planned, monitored and controlled. The project board activity to authorize initiation ensure that such investment is worthwhile.
Once a request to initiate a project is received from starting up a project , the project board must decide whether to allow the project to proceed to the initiation stage
Authorize the project
This activity will be triggered by a request from the Project manager for authorization to deliver the project, and should be performed in parallel with authorizing a stage or Exception plan
The objective of authorizing the project is to decide whether to proceed with the rest of the Project
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give ad hoc direction
Project board member may offer informal guidance or respond to requests for advice at anytime during a project. The need for consultation between the project manager and project board is likely to be particularly frequent during the initiation stage and when approaching stage boundaries
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