# Project Management/Stages for a Project
## 1. Initiating

* Conduct project selection methods to evaluate the feasibility of new products or services
* Identify key stakeholders and perform analysis to gain buy-in and requirements for the success of the project.
* Define the scope of the project based on the organization need to meet the customer project expectations.
* Develop the project charter and review it with key stakeholders to confirm project scope, risks, issues, assumptions and constraints as well as obtain project charter approval from the project sponsor.
* Identify and document high level risks, assumptions and constraints using historical data and expert judgment.

## 2. Planning Process

* Identify key project team members and define roles and responsibilities to create a project organization structure to develop a communication plan.
* Create the work breakdown structure with the team to develop the cost, schedule, resource, quality and procurement plans.
* Identify project risks to define risk strategies and develop the risk management plan.
* Obtain project plan approval from the customer and conduct a kick off meeting with all key stakeholders.
* Define and record detail project requirements, constraints and assumptions with the stakeholders to establish the project deliverables.
* Develop the change management plan to define how changes will be handled to manage the triple constraints.

## 3. Executing Process

* Manage proactively the resource allocation by ensuring that appropriate resources and tools are assigned to the tasks according to the project plan.
* Execute the tasks defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals.
* Ensure a common understanding and set expectations through communication to align the stakeholders and team members.
* Improve team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency and boost morale.
* Implement a quality management plan to ensure that work is being performed according to required quality standards.
* Implement approved changes according to the Change Management Plan.
* Obtain project resources in accordance with a procurement plan.
* Implement the approved actions and workarounds required to minimize the impact of project risks.
* Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.

## 4. Monitoring and Controlling

* Monitoring: Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
* Monitoring: Verify and manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs as defined in the change management plan.
* Monitoring: Monitor the status of all identified risks, identify any new risks, take corrective actions and update the risk response plan.
* Monitoring: Ensure the project deliverables conform to quality standards established in the project quality plan.

## 5. Closing Process

* Formalize and obtain final acceptance for the project.
* Identify, document and communicate lessons learned.
* Archive and retain project records, historical information and documents
* Obtain financial, legal and administrative project closure (e.g., final payments, warranties, contract signoff).
* Release all project resources and provide performance feedback.
* Create and distribute final project report.
* Measure customer satisfaction at the end of the project.