ABSTRACT
Project authorization usually means that the contractor has been instructed by the customer or client to proceed with the project on terms that have previously been negotiated and agreed. In-house projects are often authorized by an internal memorandum issued by the senior management to the department or project manager responsible. Project numbers are usually derived serially from a register, which might be a loose-leaf book or a computer file. Project authorizations are often issued for internal management projects because they, like any other project, must be subject to formal planning, budgeting and control. Project authorizations are generally issued to all company departments for general information, but the supporting technical and commercial documents are handed over only to the project manager. International projects, where the contracting organization is overseas from the customer, construction site or other project groups, demand careful attention to the transmission routes of documents that must be sent as hard copy.
