(Getting agreement on what is required)

This process is about planning the project in detail. The key product output is the Project Initiation Documentation (PID). The process addresses the following issues:

1. A suitable Business Case exists to justify proceeding with the project.

2. Production of four management strategies: the project's Risk, Quality, Configuration and Communication Management Strategies.

3. Key resources (money, time and people) are made available.

4. The remaining PRINCE® Components: namely, Progress, Risk, Quality, and Change are thought through and documented.

5. Other outputs from this process include blank products in readiness for use: the Quality Register, the Risk Register, and the Issue Register.

The process produces one further product: a detailed Stage Plan for the first Stage of the project.