Ch4.2 - Develop Project Management Plan Flashcards
What is the Develop Project Management Plan process?
process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan
Key benefit of Develop Project Management Plan process
central document that defines the basis of all project work
ITTO 4-4
What does the Project Management Plan define
how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed. Integrates/consolidates all of subsidiary plans and baselines from planning process
How is the PMPlan controlled
Perform Integrated Change Control Process
PMPlan should be consistent with what other plan
Program plan
Project charter should define what at a minimum
High-level boundaries of project - initial planning through initiating process group
Outputs from Other Processes
Other processes have outputs that integrate to create PM plan
Enterprise Environmental Factors that can influence Develop Project Management Plan
Governmental or industry standards; Project management body of knowledge for vertical market (e.g., construction) and/or focus area (e.g. environmental, safety, risk, or agile software development); Project management information system Organizational structure, culture, management practices, and sustainability; Infrastructure (e.g., existing facilities and capital equipment); Personnel administration (e.g., hiring and termination guidelines, employee performance reviews, and employee development and training records).
Organizational Process Assets that can influence Develop Project Management Plan
Standardized guidelines, work instructions, proposal evaluation criteria, and performance measurement criteria Project management plan template; Project management plan template, including: 1. Guidelines and criteria for tailoring the organization’s set of standard processes to satisfy the specific needs of the project, and 2. Project closure guidelines or requirements such as the product validation and acceptance criteria; Change control procedures, including the steps by which official organization standards, policies, plans, and procedures, or any project documents will be modified and how any changes will be approved and validated; Project files from previous projects (e.g., scope, cost, schedule and performance measurement baselines, project calendars, project schedule network diagrams, and risk registers,); Historical information and lessons learned knowledge base; and Configuration management knowledge base containing the versions and baselines of all official organization standards, policies, procedures, and any project documents.
Tools/Techniques for Developing PMPlan - Expert Judgement
Tailor the process to meet the project needs; Develop technical/mgmt details to be included in PM plan; Determine resources / skill levels needed to perform project work; Define level of configuration mgmt to apply on the project; Determine which project docs will be subject to formal change control process; Prioritize the work on project to ensure project resources are allocated to appropriate work at appropriate time
Tools/Techniques for Developing PMPlan - Facilitation Techniques
Brainstorming, conflict resolution, problem solving, meeting mgmt
Types of baselines
Scope, schedule, cost
Subsidiary plans
Scope management, requirements mgmt, schedule mgmt, cost mgmt, quality mgmt, process improvement plan, hr mgmt plan, communications plan, risk mgmt plan, procurement mgmt plan, stakeholder mgmt plan
PM plan can also include
configuration plan, how baseline will be maintained, requirements /techniques for communication among stakeholders, key management reviews
Table 4-1 differences between pm plan and proj documents
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