Chapter 4

Question 1

Project Integration Management

Answer 1

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 Process Groups.

Question 2

Project Integration Management Processes

Answer 2

Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan, Direct and Manage Project Work, Monitor and Control Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Close Project or Phase

Question 3

Examples of some activities performed by the project management team

Answer 3

Develop, review, analyze, and understand the scope. Transform the collected project information into a project management plan. Perform activities to produce project deliverables. Measure and monitor the project’s progress and take appropriate action to meet project objectives.

Question 4

Develop Project Charter

Answer 4

Develop Project Charter is 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.

Question 5

Key Benefit of Develop Project Charter

Answer 5

The key benefit of this process is a well-defined project start and project boundaries, creation of a formal record of the project, and a direct way for senior management to formally accept and commit to the project.

Question 6

Inputs for Develop Project Charter

Answer 6

Project Statement of Work; Business Case; Agreements; Enterprise Environmental Factors; Organizational Process Assets.

Question 7

Tools & Techniques: Develop Project Charter

Answer 7

Expert Judgment; Facilitation Techniques

Question 8

Outputs of Project Charter

Answer 8

Project Charter;

Question 9

The project statement of work (SOW)

Answer 9

The project statement of work (SOW) is a narrative description of products, services, or results to be delivered by a project. For internal projects, the project initiator or sponsor provides the statement of work based on business needs, product, or service requirements. For external projects, the statement of work can be received from the customer as part of a bid document, (e.g., a request for proposal, request for information, or request for bid) or as part of a contract.

Question 10

Three References from SOW

Answer 10

Business need; Product Scope Description; Strategic Plan

Question 11

The product scope description

Answer 11

The product scope description documents the characteristics of the product, service, or results that the project will be undertaken to create.

Question 12

The strategic plan

Answer 12

The strategic plan documents the organization’s strategic vision, goals, and objectives and may contain a high-level mission statement.

Question 13

The business case

Answer 13

The business case or similar document describes the necessary information from a business standpoint to determine whether or not the project is worth the required investment.

Question 14

Examples of Business Case Causes

Answer 14

Market demand
Organizational need
Customer request
Technological advance 
Legal requirement 
Ecological impacts
Social need

Question 15

Agreements

Answer 15

Agreements are used to define initial intentions for a project. Agreements may take the form of contracts, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), service level agreements (SLA), letter of agreements, letters of intent, verbal agreements, email, or other written agreements. Typically, a contract is used when a project is being performed for an external customer.

Question 16

Facilitation techniques

Answer 16

Facilitation techniques have broad application within project management processes and guide the development of the project charter. Brainstorming, conflict resolution, problem solving, and meeting management are examples of key techniques used by facilitators to help teams and individuals accomplish project activities.

Question 17

The project charter

Answer 17

The project charter is the document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

Question 18

What’s Included in Project Charter

Answer 18

It documents the business needs, assumptions, constraints, the understanding of the customer’s needs and high-level requirements, and the new product, service, or result that it is intended to satisfy, such as:

Project purpose or justification,
Measurable project objectives and related success criteria,
High-level requirements,
Assumptions and constraints,
High-level project description and boundaries,
High-level risks,
Summary milestone schedule,
Summary budget,
Stakeholder list,
Project approval requirements (i.e., what constitutes project success, who decides the project is successful, and who signs off on the project),
Assigned project manager, responsibility, and authority level, and
Name and authority of the sponsor or other person(s) authorizing the project charter

Question 19

Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 19

Develop Project Management Plan is the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project management plan.