1. Project Integration Management

Question 1

Project Integration Management

Answer 1

Project integration management is a knowledge area. It is the only knowledge area that has processes occurring in all process groups, throughout the project management cycle. The coordination between the resources, stakeholders, and other project elements which ensures to execute the project end to end successfully is Project Integration Management. It is very important because project success highly depends on integration management in terms of schedule, cost, quality, scope, risks, etc.
1 . Develop Project Charter;
 2. Develop Project Management Plan;
 3. Direct and Manage Project Work;
 4. Manage Project Knowledge;
 5. Monitor and Control Project Work;
 6. Perform Integrated Change Control;
 7.  Close Project or Phase.

Question 2

1. Develop Project Charter

Answer 2

The develop project charter process is a document which is prepared in the initiation phase to formally authorize the existence of the project. In this process, the document is prepared and given to the authoritative project manager to use the resources required for the project.

The project charter is a key element which describes the whole project in brief. The project charter generally includes the objective of the project, stakeholders, requirements, high-level assumption and constraints etc.

Question 3

2. Develop Project Management Plan Process

Answer 3

The process of combining all the project plans and sub-plans into a single integrated plan *happens during the planning process group phaseIt is one of the most crucial processes of project management. Project success is dependent on the project management plan. The authoritative head to plan project management is the project manager.

This document is approved and signed by authorized stakeholders.

Question 4

3. Direct and Manage Project Work

Answer 4

In this process, the project work activities are directed and managed while executing (during execution process). This refers to the term “leading and controlling” the assigned project activities. The key outputs of this process are final deliverables and change requests for the project work.

Question 5

4. Manage Project Knowledge

Answer 5

The main objective of this process is to improve the project process using the existing knowledge and creating new knowledge. The knowledge created is used for further processes and future projects. The continuing knowledge gain and utilizing the existing knowledge is the main objective of the project.

Question 6

5. Monitoring and controlling project work

Answer 6

Monitoring and controlling project work refers to the continuous tracking, reviewing and reporting the project progress status to achieve the required target of the project work activities. Happens during monitoring and controlling process group
The performances of each assigned resource are monitored and controlled. The document is prepared regarding the issue and the improvement possible.

Question 7

6. Perform Integrated Change Control process

Answer 7

The perform integrated change control process includes reviewing all the change requests and managing them effectively from all the working department. The document is prepared for approval of any change requests. This happens during the monitoring and controlling prices group phase
The change requests are approved when there is not much impact on scope, time and cost of the project. The change requests can be project deliverables, project plan or project assets.

Question 8

7. Close Project or Phase Process

Answer 8

This process refers to closing the project activities by finalizing all the deliverables of project activities and the documents related to closing the project or phase is prepared by the project manager. In this process, the resources are released to work for other projects.

Question 9

Project charter

Answer 9

Creating the project charter involves planning the project at a high level to assess whether it is feasible within the given constraints. Detailed planning doesn’t happen until after the charter is signed. It includes:

1. Project title and description - what is the project
2. PM assigned authority- who is given authority to lead the project and can she/he determine and manage and approve changes to budget, schedule, staffing
3. Business case - who is the project being done? On what financial or other basis can we justify doing this project? Describe project purpose and justification
4. Resources preassigned- how many of which resources will be provided
5. Stakeholders - who will affect our be affected by the project (influence the project) ad know to date
6. Stakeholder requirements a known - requirements related to both project and product
7. Product description/deliverables - what specific product deliverables are wanted and what will be the end result of the project
8. Assumptions - what is believed to be true or reliable in the situation? What do we believe to be the case but do not have proof or data for?
9. Constraints a what factors may limit our ability to deliver? What boundaries or parameters will the project have to function within
10. Measurable project objectives - how does project tie into org strategic business goals? What project objectives support those goals? The objectives must be measurable and will depend on the defined priority of the President constraints
11. Project approval requirements
12. High-level project risks - potential threats and opportunities for the project
13. Project sponsor authorizing the project

Question 10

Project selection methods

Answer 10

1. benefit measurement methods
   - murder board (panel of people who try to shoot down a project)
   - peer review
   - scoring models
   - economic models
2. Constraints optimization methods ( mathematical approach)
   - linear programming
   - integer programming
   - dynamic programming
   - multi-objective programming
3. Economic models for project selection
   - present value
   - net present value
   - internal rate of return
   - payback period
   - cost benefit analysis

Question 11

Constraints

Answer 11

Factors that limit the teams options, such as limits on resources, budget, schedule, scope

Question 12

Assumptions

Answer 12

Are things that are assumed to be true but that may not be true

Question 13

Project statement of work SOW

Answer 13

Created by the sponsor and describes their needs. The product scope, and how project fits into the organization or customer strategic plan

Question 14

Project management plans

Answer 14

Document the strategy for managing the project and the process related to the knowledge area of scope, schedule, cost, quality, human resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management

Question 15

Project management process

Answer 15

Processes that will be used on the project based on the needs of the project

Question 16

Knowledge area management plan

Answer 16

Management plans for dile schedule cost quality human resource communication risk procurement stakeholders management

Question 17

Requirements management plan

Answer 17

How requirement will be gathered analysis prioritized evaluated managed and controlled on the project

Question 18

Changes management plan

Answer 18

Managing changes and the change process on the project. May include:
- change control procedures
- approval levels for authorizing changes
- creation of a change control board to approve changes as well as rules and responsibilities
- plan outlining Howe changes will be managed and controlled
- who should attend meeting
- organizational tools to use to track and control changes
Information on reporting the outcome of change request
- emergency change process

Question 19

Configuration management plan

Answer 19

Managing changes to the documentation about the deliverables and process of the project

Question 20

Process improvement plan

Answer 20

Define how processes that are used on the project to complete the work or perform project management activities will be evaluated and improved

Question 21

Baseline (performance measurement baseline)

Answer 21

Scope schedule cost baseline emails which the project will report project performance. Together these baseline are called the performance measurement baseline

• scope baseline
• schedule baseline
• cost baseline

Question 22

Scope baseline

Answer 22

Project scope statement, work break down structure and WBS dictionary

Question 23

Schedule baseline

Answer 23

Agreed upon schedule including start and stop dates for each activity

Question 24

Cost baseline

Answer 24

The time phase cost budget

Question 25

Direct and manage project work

Answer 25

Integrates all the executing work into one coordinated effort to accomplish the program management and produce deliverables. In addition to completing the activities and deliverables in the project management plan, direct and manage project work involves gathering work performance data, requesting change and completing the work resulting from approved change request

Question 26

Monitor send control project work

Answer 26

Involves what is happening on the project and comparing the actual and forecasted performance to what was planned. May result in change request, work performance report and updates to the project management plan and project documents. The change request from this and other processes are evaluated and approved or rejected in the performed integrated change control process

Question 27

Work authorization system

Answer 27

Process management system for authorizing the start of work packages activities

Question 28

Change requests

Answer 28

Some changes are additions to the project or even changes to the policies and procedures on the project

Question 29

Corrective action

Answer 29

Action taken to being expected future project performance in line with the President management plan

Question 30

Preventive action

Answer 30

Dealing with anticipated or possible deviation from the performance measurement baseline and other metrics

Question 31

Defect repair

Answer 31

Another way of saying “rework” defect repair may be requested when a a component of the project does not meet specifications, must be revised and approved or rejected add as part of the performed integrated change control process

Question 32

Perform integrated change control

Answer 32

Key focus is to look at the impact of each change on all the project constraints, for changes accepted updates and replacing efforts are required to make sure the project team is working with a completely current and integrated change management plan performance measurement baseline and Project documents

Question 33

Change request process

Answer 33

1. Prevent the root cause of change
2. Identify change
3. Look at the impact of the change within the knowledge area
4. Create a change request
5. Perform integrated change control
   - assess the change
   - look for options
   - the change is approved or rejected
   - updated status of change in the change log
   - adjust the project management plan. Project documents and baseline as necessary
   - managed the stakeholders expectations by communicating the charge to stakeholders affected
   - manage the project to the revised project management plan and project documents