Project Docs Flashcards
Project Charter
The process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the PM with the authority to apply organizational resources
Project Management Plan (PMP)
The document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled and closed.
Scope Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled and validated
Requirements Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how the requirements will be analyzed, documented and managed
Schedule Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes the criteria and the activities for developing, monitoring, and controlling the schedule
Cost Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how the costs will be planned, structured, and controlled. Can include:
- units of measure, level of precision, level of accuracy, organizational procedures links, control thresholds, rules of performance measurement, reporting formats
Quality Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how an organizations quality policies, methodologies, and standards will be implemented in the project
Resource Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Provides guidance on how project resources should be categorized, allocated, managed and released
Communications Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how, when, and by whom information about the project information about the project will be administered and disseminated
Risk Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how the risk management activities will be structured and performed
Procurement Management Plan
Subsidiary Management Plan - Establishes how the project team will acquire goods and services from outside of the performing organization
Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Establishes how stakeholders will be engaged in project decisions and execution, according to their needs, interests and impact
Scope Baseline
Approved version of a scope statement and work breakdown structure (WBS). Provides project and product definition, WBS, project scope statement, work package and planning package
Schedule Baseline
Approved version of the schedule model that is used as basis for comparison to the actual results
Cost Baseline
Approved version of the time-phased project budget that is used as a basis for comparison to the actual results
Change Management Plan
Describes how the change requests throughout the project will be formally authorized. Documents the roles and responsibilities of the change control board (CCB)
Configuration Management Plan
Describes how the information about the items of the project will be recorded and updated so that the product, service, or result of the project remains consistent
Performance Measurement Baseline
an integrated schedule-scope-cost plan for the project work
Project Life Cycle Description
a series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to closure
Development Approach
Help define the scheduling approach, estimating techniques, scheduling tools Ex: predictive, iterative, agile or hybrid
Management Reviews
identifies the points in the project when the PM and relevant stakeholders review the project progress
Change Log
Project docs - contains the status of all change requests
Lessons Learned Register
Project docs - used to improve performance of the project and avoid repeating mistakes. Identify where to set rules or guidelines
Milestone List
Project docs - shows the scheduled dates for specific milestones
Project communications
project docs - includes performance reports, deliverable status and other information
Project Schedule
project docs - includes the list of work activities, their durations, resources and start/finish dates
- presents linked activities with planned dates, durations, milestones and resources
- uses bar charts, milestone charts and project schedule network diagrams
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Project docs - links product requirements to the deliverables
Risk Register
Project docs - provides information on threats and opportunities that may impact project execution
Risk Report
Project docs - provides information on sources of overall project risk along with summary information on identified project risks
Activity List
Activities to be performed to complete project work
stakeholder register
additional information on existing or new stakeholders is gathered
Project team assignments
Project docs - provide info on the type of competencies & experiences available in the project