The term Configuration Management is also associated with change control. Configuration Management is an extension of Change control, focusing on control of the technical configuration of the project. The initiation of project work typically involves bringing together project personnel and securing equipment and facilities. The term Project Start-Up is often used to cover the same period. 4.2 Marketing and Sales Marketing is a matching process which brings together the abilities of a company and the wants of its customers to the greatest benefit of both parties.
Sales is the process of getting someone to buy the product or service being offered by the company.
4.3 Finance Finance in a project context essentially covers the process of raising funds in the most prudent and favorable way and of ensuring that the funding is provided, disbursed and allocated efficiently. Management Accounting is the discipline of allocating costs correctly to ensure that management has a clear view of its current and forecast financial performance. The legal duties, rights and processes which govern in a project situation. There are several different categories of law. The most important include national legal systems, such as the criminal law, but particularly company and commercial law, employment laws, contract law, health and safety and other regulatory requirements such as planning law, data protection, sexual and racial discrimination building regulations, etc.