The greatest opportunity to influence the direction and success of a project arises at the beginning.
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Our experience is applied to the planning of projects in the following areas:
As the first phase in the project lifecycle, inception is about understanding the project scope and objectives, and getting enough information to confirm that the project should proceed – or not. This phase seeks to achieve agreement among all stakeholders on the following parameters of the project:
Project definition and planning involves gathering information from many sources with each having varying levels of completeness and confidence. As new project information is discovered, additional dependencies, requirements, risks, opportunities, assumptions and constraints will be identified or resolved. The multi-dimensional nature of project management causes repeated feedback loops for additional analysis via concept studies and consideration of alternatives. Iterations of the planning processes will explore in progressively greater detail all aspects of project scope, technology, risks and costs.
During the development phase, everything that will be needed to implement the project is arranged. This may mean ensuring public and stakeholder consultation has identified issues and they have been resolved, that statutory and other approvals are in place, land areas and corridors are defined and secured, a project execution plan is finalised and agreed, finance is secured, consultants are engaged to design and project manage the project, and major equipment items are ordered. The development phase is complete when implementation of the project is ready to commence.
Forty years’ experience on projects large and small, complex and straightforward, have revealed some key considerations that often don’t receive the attention they deserve in the early stages of scoping and planning a project. Such considerations are:
Forty years’ experience on projects large and small, complex and straightforward, have revealed some key considerations that often don’t receive the attention they deserve in the early stages of scoping and planning a project. Such considerations are: