Defining Phase

1. Determine objectives.
2. Select strategy.
3. Feasibility studies.
4. Identifying
stakeholders.

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 THE ORIGIN OF PROJECT
Project grow out of problem or
opportunity. When a decision is made to
do something about the problem or
opportunity, a project exists- and someone
is given the responsibility of carrying it
out.
That person becomes the project
manager.
A projects initiator is almost always
unclear about import aspect of the
project
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 GETTING UNDER WAY
• Study, discuss, and analysis.
• Write the project definition.
• Set an end- results objective.
• List imperatives and desirables.
• Generate alternative strategies.
• Evaluate alternatives.
• Choose a course of action.

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1-define objectives
Good Objectives should be SMART
- Specific – A good objective says exactly what you
want to accomplish.
- Measurable – Being specific helps make your
objective measurable.
- Action-Oriented – When writing objectives, use
statements that have action-tense verbs and are complete
sentences.
- Realistic – Good objectives must be attainable yet
should present a challenge.
- Time-Limited – Set a specific time by which to
achieve the objective.

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2- Select strategy
Brainstorming Procedures
•List all ideas offered by group members.
•Do not evaluate or judge ideas at this time.
•Do not discuss ideas.
•Welcome “ blue sky” ideas.
•Repetition is okay.
•Encourage quantity.
•Don’t be too anxious to close the process.
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3- Feasibility studies
• Legal feasibility study.
• Environmental feasibility study.
• Marketing feasibility study( income).
• Technical feasibility study.
• Financial feasibility study.
• Commercial feasibility study.

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Testing Your Preliminary Strategy
• A feasibility study
must be carried
• Depending on the
nature of the project,
one or more of three
alternatives will help
( Market study, Pilot
test, or computer
simulation).
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Testing Your Preliminary Strategy
(Cont.)
• Market study
Market potential, market research, similar
product.
• pilot test
Small scale, model of constriction product.
• computer simulation
Analyzed through mathematical calculation.
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4-- Identify Stakeholders
The process of identifying the
people, groups, or
organizations that could
impact or be impacted by the
project.

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 EXERCISE

• Identify stakeholders for the given

project ????

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