1. Business Case Development
   1. Why project was funded?
   2. Decision Analysis
2. Project Initiation Reason
   1. Problem
   2. Eliminate Costs
   3. Outside Regulation
   4. Opportunity
   5. Marketing/ Advertising
   6. Align Business Processes
3. Strategic Planning
   1. Portfolio & Project Management
   2. Communicate Strategic Plans
   3. High level business goals - Linkage to projects/ programs
4. Architecture
   1. Business Architecture
      1. Goals/ Org Chart/ Locations/ SWOT/ Products, Services
   2. Information Architecture
   3. Application Architecture
   4. Technology Architecture
   5. Security Architecture
5. Project Initiation
   1. Approach & Methodology
   2. Statement of Purpose/ Elevator Pitch
   3. Objectives
      1. Specific/ Measurable/ Agreed upon/ Realistic/ Time framed
   4. Problems/ Opportunities
   5. Stakeholders
   6. Business Risks
      1. Risk/ Probability/ Risk Response/ Impact
   7. Out of Scope
   8. Assumptions
   9. Scope of Business Areas
      1. Context Diagram
      2. Business Use Case Diagram
6. Ongoing Activities
   1. Revisit Scope Frequently
   2. Scope Creep