- Strategy – alignment of the project with the business strategy.
- Stakeholders – members of the project team as well as all interested entities, internal or external to the organization.
- Scope – components of the project scope such as architecture, software development process, and quality assurance.
- Teams – both internal project team members and external sourcing providers (see also IT Sourcing & Service Providers).
- Execution – people playing key roles in the project management, project management processes, tools, and techniques.