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As soon as a specific planning activity such as risk planning is complete, we
can establish the mechanism for tracking and mitigating the risks. The
project manager does not need to wait for every planning activity to be fin-
ished before starting the organizing phase.
The organizing phase requires more than broad-band management skills.
For example, the setting up of tools or the establishment of process and
methodologies all require resources. Software projects, more than many
other types of projects, are still very people-intensive. Thus one of the first
activities in the organizing phase, for the project manager ...