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Project Mandate

Appoint the Executive and the Project Manager

Capture previous lessons

Prepare the outline Business Case

Design and appoint the project management team

Select the project approach and assemble the Project Brief

Plan the initiation stage

Project Mandate

The originator or sponsor of a project will produce a Project Mandate containing all or some of the following basic information:

Background to the project - Where did the idea come from?

Project objectives - What is the desired outcome?
Scope of the project - What is included (and what is not)?
Customer's quality expectations - Of the product or deliverable.
Outline business case - Justification and expected benefits.
Potential project management team-members - People playing which roles?
Any constraints or interfaces - Financial limits or existing systems?

Project Mandate	Appoint the Executive and the Project Manager	Capture previous lessons	Design and appoint the project management team
Prepare the outline Business Case	Select the project approach and assemble the Project Brief	Plan the initiation stage	Conclusion

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