4. Project Integration Management

Question 1

Identify the seven processes in the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area.

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 1

Includes the processes and activities to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Process Groups.

4. 1 Develop Project Charter
5. 2 Develop Project Management Plan
6. 3 Direct and Manage Project Work
7. 4 Manage Project Knowledge
8. 5 Monitor and Control Project Work
9. 6 Perform Integrated Change Control
10. 7 Close Project or Phase
    * PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4 - Project Integration Management, pp. 69-70*

Question 2

Describe the following process: 4.1 Develop Project Charter

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 2

The process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.1 - Develop Project Charter, p. 75

Question 3

Describe the following process: 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 3

The process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.2 - Develop Project Management Plan, p. 82

Question 4

Describe the following process: 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 4

The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.3 - Direct and Manager Project Work, p. 90

Question 5

Describe the following process: 4.4 Manage Project Knowledge

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 5

The process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.4 - Manage Project Knowledge, p. 98

Question 6

Describe the following process: 4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 6

The process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.5 - Monitor and Control Project Work, p. 105

Question 7

Describe the following process: 4.6 Perform Integrated Change Control

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 7

The process of reviewing all change requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating the decisions.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.6 - Perform Integrated Change Control, p. 113

Question 8

Describe the following process: 4.7 Close Project or Phase

4.1 Understand the seven project management processes in the project integration management knowledge area

Answer 8

The process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.7 - Close Project or Phase, p. 121

Question 9

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.1 Develop Project Charter

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 9

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-2. Develop Project Charter: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 75

Question 10

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 10

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-4. Develop Project Management Plan: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 82

Question 11

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 11

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-6. Direct and Manage Project Work: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 90

Question 12

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.4 Manage Project Knowledge

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 12

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-8. Manage Project Knowledge: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 98

Question 13

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 13

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-10. Monitor and Control Project Work: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 105

Question 14

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.6 Perform Integrated Change Control

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 14

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-12. Perform Integrated Change Control: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 113

Question 15

Identify the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for the following process: 4.7 Close Project or Phase

4.2 Identify the input, tools, techniques, and outputs defined in the seven processes in project integration management

Answer 15

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Figure 4-14. Close Project or Phase: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs, p. 121

Question 16

Define the Project Intergration Management knowledge area.

4.3 Understand the purpose of project integration management and the project manager’s role within it.

Answer 16

Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Project Groups. These processes include making choices about:

• Resoure allocation,
• Balancing competing demands,
• Examining any alternative approaches,
• Tailoring the processes to meet the project objectives, and
• Managing the interdependencies among the Project Management Knowledge Areas.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Chapter 4 - Project Integration Management, p. 69

Question 17

What is the role the project manager plays within the Project Integration Management knowledge area?

4.3 Understand the purpose of project integration management and the project manager’s role within it.

Answer 17

The project manager is the one who combines the results in all the other Knowledge Areas and has the overall view of the project. The project manager is ultimately responsible for the project as a whole.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Chapter 4 - Project Integration Management, p. 72

Question 18

Define a “change request.”

4.4 Identify concepts and procedures related to project change management.

Answer 18

A formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.3.3.4 - Change Requests, p. 96

Question 19

What types of changes may be initiated through a change request?

4.4 Identify the concepts and procedures related to project change management.

Answer 19

• Corrective action. An intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan.
• Preventative action. An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan.
• Defect repair. An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component.
• Updates. Changes to formally controlled project documents, plans, etc., to reflect modified or additional ideas or consent.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.3.3.4 - Change Requests, p. 96

Question 20

Why is integrated change control critical to the success of a project?

4.4 Identify the concepts and procedures related to project change management

Answer 20

It allows for documented changes within the project to be considered in an integrated manner while addressing overall project risk, which often arises from changes made without consideration of the overall project objectives or plans.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.6 - Perform Integrated Change Control, p. 113

Once the project is baselined, change requests go through this process.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.6 - Perform Integrated Change Control, p. 115

Question 21

What considerations should a project manager use to determine how to tailor the Project Integration Management processes are applied?

4.5 Identify tailoring considerations in project integration management and recognize key documents.

Answer 21

• Project life cycle. What is an appropriate project life cycle? What phases should comprise the project life cycle?
• Development life cycle. What development lift cycle and approach are appropriate for the product, service, or result? Is a predictive or adaptive approach appropriate? If adaptive, should the product be developed incrementally or iteratively? Is a hybrid approach best?
• Management approaches. What management processes are most effective based on the organizational culture and the complexity of the project?
• Change. How will change be managed in the project?
• Governance. What control boards, committees, and other stakeholders are part of the project? What are the project status reporting requirements?
• Lessons learned. What information should be collected throughout and at the end of the project? How will historical information and lessons learned by made available to future projects?
• Benefits. When and how should benefits be reported: at the end of the project or at the end of each iteration or phase?

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.0 - Project Intergration Management, p. 74

Question 22

What are the two categories of knowledge?

4.6 Identify methods for project integration and knowledge management.

Answer 22

• Explicit (knowledge that can be readily codified using words, pictures, and numbers)
• Tacit (knowledge that is personal and difficult to express, such as beliefs, insights, experience, and “know-how”)

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, 4.4 - Manage Project Knowledge, p. 100

Question 23

Identify key concepts for Project Integration Management.

4.4 Identify concepts and procedures related to project change management

Answer 23

tl;dr

• this is your job and no one elses
• it’s all connected
• overall management of processes and how they interact

quotes

• [this is your job and no one elses] Project Integration Management is the specific responsibility of the project manager and it cannot be delegated or transferred. The project manager is the one that combines the results from all the other Knowledge Areas to provide an overall view of the project. The project manager is ultimately responsible for the project as a whole.
• [it’s all connected] Projects and project management are integrative by nature, with most tasks involving more than one Knowledge Area.
• [overall management of processes and how they interact] Project Integration Management is about:
  
  • Ensuring that the due dates of project deliverables, the project life cycle, and the benefits realization plan are aligned;
  • Providing a project management plan to achieve the project objective;
  • Ensuring the creation and the use of appopriate knowledge to and from the project;
  • Managing project performance and changes to the project activities;
  • Making integrated decisions regarding key changes impacting the project;
  • Measuring and monitoring progress and taking appropriate action;
  • Collecting, analyzing, and communicating project information to relevant stakeholders;
  • Completing all the work of the project and formally closing each phase, contract, and the project as a whole; and
  • Managing phase transitions when necessary.

PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, Appendix X4: X4.1 - Key Concepts for Project Integration Management, p. 673