Phase: Inception
The overriding goal of the inception phase is to achieve concurrence among all stakeholders on the lifecycle objectives for the project. The inception phase is of significance primarily for new development efforts, in which there are significant business and requirements risks which must be addressed before the project can proceed. For projects focused on enhancements to an existing system, the inception phase is more brief, but is still focused on ensuring that the project is both worth doing and possible to do.
DescriptionWork Breakdown StructureTeam AllocationWork Product Usage
Team Breakdown
PrefixBreakdown ElementType
 
Inception Iteration [n]
Iteration 
 
    Conceive New Project
Activity 
 
        Project Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Management Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Prepare Project Environment
Activity 
 
        Prepare Environment for Project
Activity 
 
            Process Engineer
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Create Project Configuration Management (CM) Environments
Activity 
 
            Configuration Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
            Integrator
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Prepare Environment for an Iteration
Activity 
 
        Process Engineer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Plan the Project
Activity 
 
        Project Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Management Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Monitor & Control Project
Activity 
 
        Project Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Management Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Review Coordinator
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Develop Initial Vision
Activity 
 
        Analyze the Problem
Activity 
 
            System Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Understand Stakeholder Needs
Activity 
 
            System Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
            Requirements Specifier
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Manage the Scope of the System
Activity 
 
        System Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Software Architect
RoleDescriptor 
 
        System Architect
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Define the System
Activity 
 
        System Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Requirements Specifier
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Analyze System Behavior
Activity 
 
        System Architect
RoleDescriptor 
 
        System Designer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Synthesize System Architecture
Activity 
 
        System Architect
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Define Subsystem Operations [within Scope]
Activity 
 
        System Architect
RoleDescriptor 
 
        System Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
        System Designer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Define Evaluation Mission
Activity 
 
        Test Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Test Analyst
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Test Designer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Manage Iteration
Activity 
 
        Project Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Management Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
    Plan for Next Iteration
Activity 
 
        Project Manager
RoleDescriptor 
 
        Management Reviewer
RoleDescriptor 
 
Lifecycle Objectives Milestone
Milestone