Project Integration Management

Question 1

Integration Processes

Answer 1

Initiating: Develop Project Charter
Planning: Develop Project Management Plan
Executing: Direct and Manage Project Work
Executing: Manage Project Knowledge
Monitoring/Controlling: Monitor and Control Project Work
Monitoring/Controlling: Perform Integrated Change Control
Closing: Close Project or Phase

Question 2

Develop Project Charter

Answer 2

I: Business documents (business case), Agreements, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgement, Data gathering (brainstorming, focus groups, interviews), Interpersonal and team skills (conflict management, facilitation, meeting management), Meetings
O: Project charter, Assumption log

Question 3

Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 3

I: Project charter, Outputs from other processes, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgement, Data gathering (brainstorming, checklists, focus groups, interviews), Interpersonal and team skills (conflict management, facilitation, meeting management), Meetings
O: Project management plan

Question 4

Direct and Manage Project Work

Answer 4

I: Project management plan, Project documents (change log, lessons learned register, milestone list, project communications, project schedule, requirements traceability matrix, risk register, risk report), Approved change requests, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgment, Project management information system, Meetings
O: Deliverables, Work performance data, Issue log, Change requests, PM plan updates, Project documents updates (activity list, assumption log, lessons learned register, requirements documentation, risk register, stakeholder registers), OPA updates

Question 5

Manage Project Knowledge

Answer 5

I: PM plan, Project documents (lessons learned register, project team assignments, resource breakdown structure, stakeholder register), Deliverables, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgement, Knowledge management, Information management, Interpersonal and team skills (active listening, facilitation, leadership, networking, political awareness)
O: Lessons learned register, PM plan updates, OPA updates

Question 6

Monitor and Control Project Work

Answer 6

I: PM plan, Project documents (assumption log, basis of estimates, cost forecasts, issue log, lessons learned register, milestone list, quality reports, risk register, risk report, schedule forecasts), Work performance information, Agreements, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgment, Data analysis (alternatives, cost-benefit, earned value, root cause, trend, variance), Decision making (voting), Meetings
O: Work performance reports, Change requests, PM plan updates, Project document updates (cost forecasts, issue log, lessons learned register, risk register, schedule forecasts)

Question 7

Perform Integrated Change Control

Answer 7

I: PM plan (change, configuration, scope baseline, schedule baseline, cost baseline), Project documents (basis of estimates, requirements traceability matrix, risk report), Work performance reports, Change requests, EEFs, OPAs
TT: Expert judgment, Change control tools, Data analysis (alternatives, cost-benefit), Decision making (voting, autocratic, multicriteria), Meetings
O: Approved change requests, PM plan updates, Project doc updates (change log)

Question 8

Close Project or Phase

Answer 8

I: Project charter, PM plan, Project documents (assumption log, basis of estimates, change log, issue log, lessons learned register, milestone list, project comms, quality control measurements, quality reports, requirements documentation, risk register, risk report), Accepted deliverables, Business documents (business case, benefits management plan), Agreements, Procurement documentation, OPAs
TT: Expert judgment, Data analysis (document, regression, trend, variance), Meetings
O: Project documents updates (lessons learned register), Final product/service/result transition, Final report, OPA updates

Question 9

Project charter

Answer 9

Issued by project sponsor

Provides PM with authority

Question 10

Change control process

Change thresholds

Answer 10

Easy to understand, follow, well communicated (to ensure it’s used)
To manage scope creep, change is expected but needs to be managed (scope changes are accurately reflected in updated baselines, effects of changes are clear)
Change Board - key project stakeholders, different areas
Change thresholds: team can approve, change board must approve, requires executive approval

Question 11

Deliverables

is an output of which process?

Answer 11

Output of Direct and Manage Project Work