Project management plans include all necessary actions to coordinate, integrate, and coordinate all other plans and sub-projects into a cohesive plan. It describes how the project will be managed, monitored, controlled, and concluded. Through the integrated control process, project management plans can be revised and updated. Furthermore, the development of a project management program documents the collection outputs from planning processes.
The project management team selects the processes for project management
Each process is implemented at a different level
These are descriptions of the techniques and tools that can help you accomplish those tasks.
What processes will be used for managing the project?
What will happen to the project goals?
How will changes be controlled and monitored?
What configuration management looks like
How will the integrity of performance measurement baselines be maintained?
Communication techniques and requirements
The project life cycle selected and, in multiphase projects, the related project phases
Key management reviews on content, timing, and extent. Step 3 inputs include the preliminary project scope statement as well as project management processes, enterprise factors, organizational assets, and enterprise environmental factors. Project management methodology and project information system are the three tools and techniques used in Step 3. Expert judgment is also an option. The project management methodology is a process that assists project managers in creating and managing changes to their project plans. The following sections are covered by PMIS:
The automated system is used by the project team for the following:
Assist in the creation of a project management plan
Encourage feedback during the development of the document
Modifications to the Project Management Plan can be made by controlling
Accept the document and release it
The configuration management subsystem is made up of subprocesses to accomplish the following:
Proposed changes submitted
Monitoring systems to track and authorize changes
A method for validating changes that have been approved
Implementing a change management process* Configuration management is a system that collects formal procedures to implement technical and/or administrative oversight.
Identify and document the physical and functional characteristics of a product/component
You can control any modifications to these characteristics
Each change must be recorded and reported along with its status in implementation
To verify compliance with requirements, support audits of products and components are performed
PMIS’s change control section is a group of formal procedures that govern how documents and deliverables are managed. Step 4 requires project managers and teams to take multiple actions to ensure that the project plan is executed successfully. These are just a few of the tasks required to execute a project.
Execute activities in order to achieve project goals
Spend effort and money* Training, managing, and motivating project team members
Get quotations, bids and offers as well as proposals.
Standardize and implement planned methods
Project deliverables can be created, controlled, verified, and validated
Risk management and risk mitigation
Oversee vendors
Accept changes approved into scope, plans, or environment
Manage and establish communication channels both internal and external.
Gather project data to aid forecasting.
Learn from the experience and apply it to improve your process.
Executing the project management process requires that you also implement these:
Corrective actions approved that will bring the project’s performance in line with the plan
Preventive measures approved to lower the likelihood of negative consequences
