Project Definition, the Business Case & Project Charter (3 PDUs)

This TuneUp will focus on taking the IDEA through the project- portfolio review process to project approval as defined in the Project Management Life cycle Discovery and Initiation phases.

 

 

 

 

Description

PDU: 1.5 – Technical Project Management and 1.5 – Strategic and Business Management

Course will cover:

The high IMPACT approach embodied in this evaluative process takes the IDEA through the project- portfolio review process to project approval as defined in the Project Management Life cycle Discovery and Initiation phases.

 

At the end of this lesson you should be conversant in the first of the 3 evaluative steps of the project- portfolio review process towards project approval:

  1. DISCOVERY PHASE – Lesson 1, Project Definition: explore the IDEA to determine whether it is a viable project
    • Exercise – Identify Projects vs. Operations
  2. DISCOVERY PHASE  – Lesson 2, Business Case: define business NEED
  3. INITIATION PHASE  – Lesson 3, Project Charter: describe the project and its approval kicks off the project.