1. Identifying a project

We define a project as a process aimed at achieving a specific result by implementing coordinated, planned activities. The project ends when the result is achieved. It is a single process (the term "process" is used here in the ISO 9000 sense).

In what follows, we refer to :

• The "project", which describes its progress: timeframe, budget, milestones, human and material resources used, etc. ;

• the "object of the project", which defines what the project achieves: for example, the design of a new product or service, the installation or development of equipment, an industrial or service activity, the organization of an event...

The methods and tools of the risk and opportunity approach, according to ISO 9001, are presented in the ISO 9001 risk and opportunity...