Project Management
Integration Management
Chapter 4
Overall View
What is Integration Management?
Philosophy behind Integration Management
Seven Integration Management Processes
Initiating - Develop Project Charter
Planning - Develop Project Management Plan
Executing - Direct & Manage Project Work, Manage Project Knowledge
Monitor & Control - M&C Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control
Closing - Close Project or Phase
Outputs
Develop Project Charter - Project Charter, Assumptions Log
Develop Project Management Plan - Project Management Plan
Direct & Manage Project Work - Deliverables, Work Performance Data, Issue Log
Manage Project Knowledge - Lessons Learned Register
M&C Project Work - Work Performance Reports
Perform Integrated Change Control - Approve Change Requests, Project Document Updates
Close Project or Phase
Develop Project Charter
What is Project Charter?
Why is it essential?
Develop Project Charter (Cont.)
How it works?
Business Documents (Business case & Benefits Management Plan)
Reasons for a project to be undertaken (Market demand, organizational needs, customer request etc.)
Project Selection Method (BCR, EVA, IRR, Opportunity Cost, Payback Period, PV & NPV, ROI, ROIC and Agreements)
Develop Project Charter (Cont.)
Outputs
Project Charter
Assumptions Log
Develop Project Management Plan
What is it?
Input(s)
Tool(s) & Technique(s)
Output(s)
Direct & Manage Project Work
What is it?
Input(s)
Tool(s) & Technique(s)
Output(s)
Manage Project Knowledge
What is it?
Input(s)
Tool(s) & Technique(s)
Output(s)
Monitor & Control Project Work
What is it?
Input(s)
Tool(s) & Technique(s)
Output(s)
Close Project or Phase
Definition of closing a project/phase?
Input(s)
Tool(s) & Technique(s)
Output(s)
Class Discussion
A project has been assigned to a PM. PM discovers the Project Charter for the project doesn’t exist. Should the PM continue and what is the next course of action he/she should take?
Project has been completed and now is in the closing phase. What is the proper way to close a project and some of the tasks that are needed to be done to properly close the project?