This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Integration Management
- Develop Project Management Plan—4.2
The project management plan process covers all activities that identify and direct the actions of many other processes in the planning process group. Developing the project management plan includes coordinating the development of the subsidiary plans and incorporating them into the complete project plan. The main purpose of the project management plan is to define how the project is to progress from its beginning to completion.
In short, the project management plan provides the high-level game plan for how the project moves through its life cycle. PMI defines many potential subsidiary plans that make up the overall project management plan. These subsidiary plans provide the specific details for managing each aspect of the project from initiation through closure. The subsidiary project management plans could include
- Project scope management plan
- Requirements management plan
- Schedule management plan
- Cost management plan
- Quality management plan
- Process improvement plan
- Human resource plan
- Communication management plan
- Risk management plan
- Procurement management plan
One of the most common mistakes inexperienced project managers make is to confuse a project plan with a project schedule. The output from many common project management software packages does not qualify as a project plan. This output is a good start, but a true project plan is made up of much more information than just scheduling information. This process requires a focused effort to create a plan that incorporates all known information about a project. Table 4.1 shows the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for the develop project management plan process.
TABLE 4.1 Develop Project Management Plan Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs
Inputs |
Tools and Techniques |
Outputs |
Project charter |
Expert judgment |
Project management plan |
Outputs from planning processes |
Facilitation techniques |
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Enterprise environmental factors |
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Organizational process assets |
Cram Quiz
Answer these questions. The answers follow the last question. If you cannot answer these questions correctly, consider reading this section again until you can.
You are a project manager newly assigned to a large project for your organization. The project charter has been signed, and the stakeholders have been identified. What should you do next?
A Ask appropriate team members to submit WBS input- B Initiate the scope planning process
- C Start the develop project management plan process
- D Begin the activity definition process
Which of the following is NOT part of the expert judgment tool and technique for the develop project management plan process?
- A Tailor the process to meet the project needs
- B Hold planning meetings to develop the risk management plan
- C Determine resources and skill levels needed to perform project work
- D Define the level of configuration management to apply to the project
Cram Quiz Answers
- Answer C is correct. The first process in the planning group is develop project management plan. Answers A, B, and D skip the first process and start subsequent processes prematurely.
- Answer B is correct. Holding planning meetings to develop the risk management plan is a tool and technique for the plan risk management process. Answers A, B, and D all refer to valid components of the expert judgment tool and technique for the develop project management plan process.