Project Management

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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?