Planning Processes

Question 1

Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 1

The process of combining all the project plans and sub-plans into a single integrated plan. It 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 2

Plan Scope Management

Answer 2

It is the process of creating the document in which information about how the scope is defined and managed throughout the project process. The scope management plan provides the direction of how to deal with the end to end requirements of the project. The scope management plan acts as a guide to the project flow.

Question 3

Collect Requirements

Answer 3

The process of collecting all the requirements from all the resources or stakeholders to meet the project objective is called Collect Requirement Process. The documentation of all the requirements helps in tracing the matrix of the organizational assets required for the project. The collected requirement is to be managed and fulfilled to meet the objective of the project.

Question 4

Define Scope

Answer 4

The complete description of the scope of the project is documented in this process. The main objective of the project is to document what is included in the project and what is not included in the project.

The clear description of the project is available from this process

Question 5

Create WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

Answer 5

Creating WBS refers to the Work Breakdown Structure in which all the project activities are divided into smaller activities. This helps in assigning tasks or activities to the resources. This framework also helps in understanding the project objectives and the defined scope. The inputs, tools and techniques, and the outputs are clearly defined in this process.

Question 6

Plan Schedule Management

Answer 6

Schedule Management Plan ensures the project activities are completed on time. The document is created with project activities based on WBS and time is allocated to complete the project work activity. It is the process of determining the procedures, policies, planning, executing, managing, and controlling the scheduled activity.

Question 7

Define Activities

Answer 7

The list of all the project activities to be conducted during the project execution is documented in this process. The exact actions to be taken to achieve the project objective is the main output of this process. In this process, the input, tools and techniques and output is clearly defined.

Question 8

Sequence Activities

Answer 8

The process of identifying the priorities of the project activities and documenting the same. The sequence of all the project activities are documented in this process. It is one of the most important processes of project management to keep the project flow smooth.

Question 9

Estimate Activity Duration

Answer 9

Estimating the activity durations refers to document the time allotted to each project activity. This process helps to set the whole project timeline according to the sequence of project activities.

Question 10

Develop Schedule

Answer 10

The process of combining all the components of schedule management to project timeline is scheduling process. The document is created by analyzing the sequence of project activities and the estimated duration.

Question 11

Plan Cost Mangagement

Answer 11

The process of cost management plan includes the policies, procedures and guidelines to plan, manage, and control the project costs. It also includes documenting the costs throughout the project. The cost management plan is done according to the project activities, schedule, resource and requirements.

Question 12

Estimate Costs

Answer 12

This process includes estimating all the monetary resources included in the project activities to achieve the target on scheduled time. The costs are estimated based on the resource requirements. The main objective of this process is to determine the overall cost required to complete the process.

Question 13

Determine Budget

Answer 13

The process of combining the cost of all the project activities to establish the formal cost baseline of the overall project. This process helps in projects cost flow, risk management. Cost baseline helps in monitoring and controlling the cost of individual activities.

Question 14

Plan Quality Management

Answer 14

Plan Quality Management process is the process of identifying the quality requirements and quality standards relevant to the project output. The document of a set of quality standards is prepared for each project activities. The methodology used, the resource assigned, the cost and the time allocated are the major factors affecting quality.

Question 15

Plan Resource Management

Answer 15

Plan Resource Management process is a process of identifying the required resources, equipment for the required for the project activities. Planning resources include preparing the user guide document to identify, acquire, manage and monitor the required resources for project activities.

Question 16

Estimate Activity Resources

Answer 16

The process of estimating the type and amount of resources required for each project activities. The main objective of estimating resources is to plan the resource requirement for the overall project.

Question 17

Plan Communications Management

Answer 17

The process of conducting proper communication according to the stakeholder’s need and requirement. The process includes a proper approach and plan of communication with organizational assets. The communication can be through any formal and recorded medium.

Question 18

Plan Risk Management

Answer 18

Planning risk management involves preparing the document on identifying risk, prioritizing and managing according to the risk assessment matrix and how to conduct risk assessments activities within the project.

Question 19

Identify Risks

Answer 19

The process of identifying, determining and documenting all the possible risks that may affect the project is Identify Risk process. The main objective of this process is to anticipate the risk before execution. Documentation of all the risk will help in further project activities.

Question 20

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Answer 20

In order to set the risk priorities, the analysis is done on the probability of the risk, the impact of the risk on the project and other risk parameters affecting the project deliverables. The main objective of performing qualitative analysis is to predict and reduce the uncertainty of the risks.

Question 21

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Answer 21

Performing quantitative risk analysis is the process of numerically analyzing the effect parameters of identified risks on overall project activities. This process helps in further prioritization of risks, reducing the uncertainty.

Question 22

Plan Risk Response

Answer 22

The process of developing action plans against the identified risks to reduce the overall impact on the project. Planning the risk responses involves selecting strategies and agreeing on the actions developed.

Question 23

Plan Procurement Management

Answer 23

The process of documenting the material required, specifying the approach, identifying potential dealers, identifying good service required for the project within the allocated budget and assured quality.

Question 24

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Answer 24

The process of determining how to approach different stakeholders for different project activities. The roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholder are planned. The amount of engagement in each part of the project work is assigned to stakeholders.