Construction	Online Guide
		Initiate and Align the Team	Process
Activity:	Team Identification		Revision July 1, 2005
Description:	Once the Project description, Project Mission/Assignments, Major Milestones, and Boundaries have been received from Region/Organization Management, the Project Manager identifies the team needed to accomplish the project. The project team is a designated group of people, including specialty groups, consultants, contractors, and others, who will collaborate and work together under the direction of the Project Manager to perform and complete the work of the project.
Inputs:	· Capital Program Management System (CPMS) · Previously identified elements of the Initiate and Align step
Tools:	Ø· Initiate and Align Worksheet Template Ø· Sample Initiate and Align Worksheet Ø· PMT Roles and Responsibilities
Steps:	1. Review the Scope of Work to be performed and managed; and identify the technical, administrative, and management skills needed to accomplish the work.
	2. Work with specialty groups to identify, schedule, and commit appropriate staff for the planning and performance stages of the project.
	3. Identify the work that will require the services of consultants, and identify the appropriate consultants to utilize.
	4. Based on the staff resources identified for the project, establish, and define the Project Organization.
Products:	· Team Identification
Guidelines:	N/A