Before a project is authorized, needs and opportunities that come from strategy or business needs should be assessed against strategy, programme or portfolio needs and customer needs. The case for the project, the benefits expected and the money to be committed should be written out and justified in enough detail to support a decision to proceed or stop. The choice should rest on several criteria, for example quantitative, qualitative and financial measures, strategic fit, sustainability and social and environmental impact. Before initiation is authorized, the sponsor and manager should be named with their first duties and authority, initial governance should be set, and funding and resource cover should be confirmed for the entire project or at least the first phase.
The graph holds this control, the 0 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.