How Do I Reach the Goals of the
Initiation Phase?
All activities and results which SEM requires in the
Initiation phase are geared to the decision on whether or
not to conduct the project.
The total effort for the activities of the
Initiation phase depends greatly on the
particular enterprise:
- In the case of small projects with familiar
technology, where version changes are performed
with familiar subject areas and personnel have
adequate training, the effort can amount to
merely a few hours or days (with greatly reduced
level of documentation).
- Since the Initiation phase is geared towards minimizing
risk, considerable effort may be
required in order to provide an adequate base for
reaching a project decision. This is particularly
true for:
- Larger projects
- New tasks
- Fixed-price orders
- Projects involving less unfamiliar
technology
The key results are the specification of
proposed solution, preliminary project plan and
preliminary QA plan. All analyses relating
to this project are included in these results. They
therefore provide the basis for deciding whether and how
the project can be conducted.
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