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3.9 SB: Managing a Stage Boundary after the Initiation Stage

This is the first Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) process and it is normally performed after each
Controlling a Stage process (each stage) but in this case it is performed after the IP process to
create a Stage Plan for the first delivery stage (next stage in the project)
The objectives for this Managing a Stage Boundary process are:
x
x

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Initiation
Notification

Direction

Project
Notification

Directing a Project (DP)

Initiating a
Project (IP)

Authorize a Stage
or Exception Plan

Auth.
2 Proceed
Auth.next
stage

Authorize
the project

Project Init Docs

Req Deliver Project?

Auth. To Initiate

Authorize
initiation

Req to Initiate a Project

Project Brief + IS Plan

Management

To assure the Project Board that all products in the IP stage are produced
Create the End Stage Report to report on how well the IP Stage went compared to the
Initiation Stage Plan.
Create the Next Stage Plan, which will be a plan for the next stage, we also call this next
stage the 1st Delivery Stage as its the first stage where products required by the project
will be produced.

End Stage Report

Next Stage Plan

Ma n a g ing a S ta g e Bo u n d ary: Ob je c tive s

- Assure that all products are approved
- Record lessons in the Lesson Log
- Create End Stage Report for IP stage
- Create Next Stage Plan

(SB) Managing a
Stage Boundary
Ma in In p u ts

Delivery

Init. Stage Plan

PID
-- Once during project
-- Once per stage
-- Many times during stage
-- Once per Work Package
Notification -- Notification/Authorization
Mgmt Prod -- Management Product

Ou tp u ts

SB

End Stage Report

Next Stage Plan

Up d a te d
Project Init. Doc's
Business Case
Risk & Issue Register...

Fig 3.11 Managing a Stage Boundary process after the IP stage

Inputs:
The main inputs are:
x
x
x

the Project Initiation Documentation to compare with Initiation Stage Plan

the Initiation Stage Plan
and of course, all the register files (Quality, Issue, Risk)

Outputs:
The Stage Boundarys outputs are:
x
x

the End Stage Report (a report on the stage just completed, the Initiation Stage)
the Next Stage Plan

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