CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control – Question316

You are elected as the project manager of GHT project. You have to initiate the project. Your Project request document has been approved, and now you have to start working on the project. What is the FIRST step you should take to initialize the project?

A.
Conduct a feasibility study
B. Acquire software
C. Define requirements of project
D. Plan project management

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: Conducting a feasibility study begins once initial approval has been given to move forward with a project. It includes an analysis to clearly define the need and to identify alternatives for addressing the need.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Acquiring software involves building new or modifying existing hardware or software after final approval by the stakeholder, which is not a phase in the standard SDLC process. If a decision was reached to acquire rather than develop software, this task should occur after feasibility study and defining requirements.
C: Requirements of the project is being defined after conducting feasibility study.
D: This is latter phase in project development process.