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| This activity takes place at the beginning of the first iteration, when the project starts. The goal of this activity
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| is to establish the vision for both the project and the project plan at a high level of granularity.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The people in the roles involved at this time collaborate to perform this activity:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| The <a class="elementlinkwithusertext" href="./../../core.default.role_def.base/roles/analyst_39D7C49B.html" guid="_0VxJsMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">Analyst</a> and <a class="elementlinkwithusertext" href="./../../core.default.role_def.base/roles/stakeholder_9FFD4106.html" guid="_dTa6gMAYEdqX-s4mWhkyqQ">Stakeholder</a> roles work together to define the <a class="elementLinkWithUserText" href="./../../core.tech.common.extend_supp/workproducts/vision_2E71B03C.html" guid="_0WVxcMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">vision</a>
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| for the project, capturing the customer needs and features for the system under development. Needs and features are
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| captured to the extent required to reach agreement about the scope of the project.
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| The project manager (collaborating and reaching agreement with the development team and stakeholders) proposes a
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| high-level <a class="elementLinkWithUserText" href="./../../practice.mgmt.two_level_project_planning.base/workproducts/project_plan_1CDBB7E4.html" guid="_0a6vcMlgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw">project plan</a> that includes the <a class="elementLinkWithUserText" href="./../../practice.mgmt.risk_value_lifecycle.base/guidances/concepts/phase_milestones_5678231E.html" guid="_HNxbwMBJEdqSgKaj2SZBmg">milestones</a> for the four phases, and time-boxed iterations for each phase. This
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| plan, along with the allocation of staff to the project, evolves throughout the phases and defines the pace of the
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| project.
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| </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
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