Integration Management : Chapter 4 ( 4.2) Developing Project Management Plan

Quick link Integration Management  Process :

4.1 Develop Project Charter
4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
4.3 Direct and Manage Project execution
4.4 Monitor and  Control Project  work
4.5 Perform integrated Change Control
4.6 Close Project or Phase

4.2 Developing Project Management Plan

The project management plan defines how the project will be executed, monitored, controlled and closed. It is a key integrative document that is usually developed by the entire team (even though it is the PM’s responsibility to see that the plan gets done). Development of the plan used the outputs of the other planning process (scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and so on) to create a consistent, coherent document that can be used to guide both execution and control of a project. Changes to the plan are approved using the integrated change control process. In summary, the project management plan provides the guide for performing all project work and also forms the baseline against which any changes are made.

Develop Project Management Plan
Inputs	Tools	Outputs
1. Project charter       2. Outputs from planning processes       3. Enterprise environmental factors       4. Organizational process assets	1. Expert judgment	1.  Project management plan

Four Key Inputs for develop Project Management Plan

1

      Project Charter:

Described previously.  Note that the output of previous process often becomes the input to the next process.

2    Outputs from Planning Processes:

The project management plan is a collection of all the numerous “subsidiary” plans that are defined in our site (scope, schedule, cost, quality, staffing, communication, risk and procurement).The integration of these various detailed plans forms the overall project management plan.

3    Enterprise Environment Factors:

Described earlier, the specific environment factors that may affect development of the project management plan include.

·         Governmental  or industry standard

·         Project management information system

·         Organization structure and cultural

·         Infrastructure (existing  and equipment)

·         Personnel administration(hiring, firing, performance reviews)

4    Organizational Process Assets:

Describe earlier, the specific organization process assets that affect development of the project management plan include.

·         Standardized guidelines and work instructions

·         Project management plan templates

·         Change control procedures

·         Project files from past project (historical information) and lessons learned knowledge base

·         Configuration management knowledge base (official company standards for project documents

One key tool for Development Project Management Plan 

Expert Judgment: As with the charter and preliminary scope statement, expert judgment is used to assess the accuracy of information used is developing the project management plan. It may specifically help with the following:

·         Tailoring the project management plan to the specific needs of a particular project

·         Development  technical and management details

·         Determining resource needs and skill levels

·         Determining the level of configuration management

·         Determining which documents should be subject to change control

One Key output for Develop Project Management Plan

Project Management Plan: A formal, approved document used to manage and control project execution. It should be distribute as defined in the communication plan. The following subsidiary plans are integrated to from the official project management plan.

·         Scope management plan

·         Requirement management plan

·         Schedule management plan

·         Cost management plan

·         Quality management plan

·         Process management plan

·         Human management plan

·         Communication management plan

·         Risk management plan

·         Procurement management plan

The following three baselines are also established by the project management plan:

·         Cost, Schedule and Scope