The Defining Process Group is most active at the time the organization identifies and updates its strategic goals, near-term budgets, and plans. Traditionally, these activities take place at the annual budgeting time or business review meetings although some organizations have more or less frequent cycles. Such activities could be scheduled quarterly, for example, or may occur because of unscheduled changes in the organization (e.g., mergers,reorganization, changes in enterprise environment factors, etc.).