What is process initiation and who is process initiator? There is a first process initiating stage in every process and this stage determines if this process will be started and continued, or cancelled at square one. This first stage predetermines some inputs that will be used in further initiated process management. Conception of process initiation includes:

• Process initiating event that can be considered as a ground for process starting.
• Process initiator who activates process trigger (creates process initiating event).

Process initiating happens when process initiator activates process trigger. Process trigger is a description of process initiating event(s). When some actual event conforms to process trigger, this is a formal reason of process initiation. For example, Sales process gets process initiation when process initiator (customer) turns to sales person with request (stage of Initial Contact). When this Initial Contact conforms to process trigger (appropriate contact between customer and salesman is detected, so salesman can apply his skills to lead customer to purchase) Sales process is initiated. The process maps and definitions of process initiator and process initiating can vary from organization to organization according to specificity of their processes, but anyway in order to drive initiated process with maximum of efficiency you may need a solution for better process control. There are different software products for process initiation, planning and execution control. Let's consider some specific tools that can be used for initiated process management: