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
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