Initiating Process Group

The purpose of the Initiating Process Group is to authorize a project, provide a high-level definition of the project, and identify stakeholders. There are two processes in the Initiating Process Group:

• Develop project charter
• Identify stakeholders

The intent of the Initiating Process Group is to at least:

• Select project manager
• Determine company culture and existing systems
• Collect processes, procedures and historical information
• Divide large projects into phases or smaller projects
• Understand business case and benefits management plan
• Uncover initial requirements, assumptions, risks, constraints and existing agreements
• Assess project and product feasibility within the given constraints
• Create measurable objectives and success criteria
• Develop project charter
• Identify stakeholders and detemine their expectations, interest, influence and impact
• Request changes
• Develop assumption log
• Develop statkeholder register

As the first processes in the project, the initiating processes are vital to starting a project effectively.

These processes can be revisited throughout the project for validation and elaboration as needed.

The forms used to document initiating information include:

• Project charter
• Assumption log
• Stakeholder register
• Stakeholder analysis

These forms are consistent with the information in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. Tailor them to meet the needs of your project by editing, combining, or revising them.