The initiation process of a BCM project is a very important part during the project and the later establishment of the process. In this phase it is a matter of persuading the top management of the necessity of the project and of defining the purposes and the budgets clearly.

Purposes

• Support by the top management must be guaranteed
• Definition of the basic conditions, project purposes and critical success factors
• Definition of the project organisation and control authorities

Results

• A calculation with the expected project costs
• A project plan with Milestones is finished and is communicated to all involved parties
• The role of a BCM coordinator is defined and manned
• The project organization is manned
• A BCM-Policy is signed by the top management
• Quality assurance measures are established
• Term specifications and other conventions are defined
• The reporting path is defined